PA28 student pilot on takeoff roll distraction by tower transmission at baf.

Attributes
ACN	421160
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : baf
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	421160
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Student pilot started takeoff roll on runway 33. After about 250 ft of takeoff roll, local controller transmitted transponder and departure frequency. Student started to respond and was distraction from the takeoff roll, a critical phase of flight. As onboard instructor, I could see the distraction was going to cause student to not concentrate on first rule of flight (aviate), and possibly lose control on runway. The controller is a private contractor and was in training, as observed by over voice of instructor. ATC trainees should know before being on position that they do not transmit to aircraft in a critical phase of flight. Student may have contributed to incident by not advising ground of direction of flight, but ATC controller is key on this safety of flight issue. I advised the student not to respond and assisted him in maintaining directional control. This incident rattled student -- causing poor performance on remainder of flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 STUDENT PLT ON TKOF ROLL DISTR BY TWR XMISSION AT BAF.

Narrative: STUDENT PLT STARTED TKOF ROLL ON RWY 33. AFTER ABOUT 250 FT OF TKOF ROLL, LCL CTLR XMITTED XPONDER AND DEP FREQ. STUDENT STARTED TO RESPOND AND WAS DISTR FROM THE TKOF ROLL, A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT. AS ONBOARD INSTRUCTOR, I COULD SEE THE DISTR WAS GOING TO CAUSE STUDENT TO NOT CONCENTRATE ON FIRST RULE OF FLT (AVIATE), AND POSSIBLY LOSE CTL ON RWY. THE CTLR IS A PVT CONTRACTOR AND WAS IN TRAINING, AS OBSERVED BY OVER VOICE OF INSTRUCTOR. ATC TRAINEES SHOULD KNOW BEFORE BEING ON POS THAT THEY DO NOT XMIT TO ACFT IN A CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT. STUDENT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO INCIDENT BY NOT ADVISING GND OF DIRECTION OF FLT, BUT ATC CTLR IS KEY ON THIS SAFETY OF FLT ISSUE. I ADVISED THE STUDENT NOT TO RESPOND AND ASSISTED HIM IN MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CTL. THIS INCIDENT RATTLED STUDENT -- CAUSING POOR PERFORMANCE ON REMAINDER OF FLT.

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.