An small aircraft takeoff in gusty wind condition noses over and damages front of aircraft at apt, t...

Attributes
ACN	395309
Time
Date	199802
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apt
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Other
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1600
ASRS Report	395309
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : airport manager
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

North/south runway, west wind and gusting. Velocity of gust unknown. Departure by aircraft from south to north. At the moment to pick up tail on takeoff roll, wind shifted to south giving tailwind and picking up tail put nose in ground. No hurt people. Broken propeller and damaged heat box and damaged cowl. Wind sock on field indicated 90 degree wind. Sock located 10 ft off ground and some trees around it. Another sock not noticed by pilot, but pointed out later, was on east side of field and on top of hangar, say 30 ft off ground. It was suggested by field manager that the pilot should have looked at both socks to evaluate favoring conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA TKOF IN GUSTY WIND CONDITION NOSES OVER AND DAMAGES FRONT OF ACFT AT APT, TN.

Narrative: N/S RWY, W WIND AND GUSTING. VELOCITY OF GUST UNKNOWN. DEP BY ACFT FROM S TO N. AT THE MOMENT TO PICK UP TAIL ON TKOF ROLL, WIND SHIFTED TO S GIVING TAILWIND AND PICKING UP TAIL PUT NOSE IN GND. NO HURT PEOPLE. BROKEN PROP AND DAMAGED HEAT BOX AND DAMAGED COWL. WIND SOCK ON FIELD INDICATED 90 DEG WIND. SOCK LOCATED 10 FT OFF GND AND SOME TREES AROUND IT. ANOTHER SOCK NOT NOTICED BY PLT, BUT POINTED OUT LATER, WAS ON E SIDE OF FIELD AND ON TOP OF HANGAR, SAY 30 FT OFF GND. IT WAS SUGGESTED BY FIELD MGR THAT THE PLT SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT BOTH SOCKS TO EVALUATE FAVORING CONDITIONS.

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.

An small aircraft takeoff in gusty wind condition noses over and damages front of aircraft at apt, tn.