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Pilot of mooney MD20 loses control of aircraft on takeoff roll, ends up in grass and mud at side of runway. Nose gear damage propeller strike.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388461 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : m70 |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iad |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 130 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 388461 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Plane veered to left prior to obtaining flying speed. Plane was probably in ground effect. Plane went into grass on left side of runway. The ground was soft and the nose gear was knocked back causing a propeller strike. Wing, tail feather and all flight controls seem to be intact. Airspeed was still low. No injuries or major damage were incurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF MOONEY MD20 LOSES CTL OF ACFT ON TKOF ROLL, ENDS UP IN GRASS AND MUD AT SIDE OF RWY. NOSE GEAR DAMAGE PROP STRIKE.
Narrative: PLANE VEERED TO L PRIOR TO OBTAINING FLYING SPD. PLANE WAS PROBABLY IN GND EFFECT. PLANE WENT INTO GRASS ON L SIDE OF RWY. THE GND WAS SOFT AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS KNOCKED BACK CAUSING A PROP STRIKE. WING, TAIL FEATHER AND ALL FLT CTLS SEEM TO BE INTACT. AIRSPD WAS STILL LOW. NO INJURIES OR MAJOR DAMAGE WERE INCURRED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.