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Instructor pilot with 6 hour student makes takeoff roll with the left wing dragging the left wing tie-down rope tied to a cement tie-down block.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dxr.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dxr.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 435380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time total : 6 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I advised a student pilot to preflight an aircraft which was going to be used for a training flight. When I walked out to the airplane it was still tied down. I told the student to untie the left wing tiedown and I would untie the right wing and tail. He stated okay. When I finished untying the aircraft right wing and tail the student was sitting in the airplane. I climbed in and the student started the airplane and he taxied to the run-up area which was approximately 50 yards away. He did the run-up and we got permission for takeoff and started the takeoff roll. I noticed the airplane was pulling to the left and told the student to get off the left brake. He replied he was not on the brake and I aborted the takeoff as the tower advised us we were dragging a 200 pound tiedown block tied to the left wing. The student has approximately 6 hours of training.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT WITH 6 HR STUDENT MAKES TKOF ROLL WITH THE L WING DRAGGING THE L WING TIE-DOWN ROPE TIED TO A CEMENT TIE-DOWN BLOCK.
Narrative: I ADVISED A STUDENT PLT TO PREFLT AN ACFT WHICH WAS GOING TO BE USED FOR A TRAINING FLT. WHEN I WALKED OUT TO THE AIRPLANE IT WAS STILL TIED DOWN. I TOLD THE STUDENT TO UNTIE THE L WING TIEDOWN AND I WOULD UNTIE THE R WING AND TAIL. HE STATED OKAY. WHEN I FINISHED UNTYING THE ACFT R WING AND TAIL THE STUDENT WAS SITTING IN THE AIRPLANE. I CLBED IN AND THE STUDENT STARTED THE AIRPLANE AND HE TAXIED TO THE RUN-UP AREA WHICH WAS APPROX 50 YARDS AWAY. HE DID THE RUN-UP AND WE GOT PERMISSION FOR TKOF AND STARTED THE TKOF ROLL. I NOTICED THE AIRPLANE WAS PULLING TO THE L AND TOLD THE STUDENT TO GET OFF THE L BRAKE. HE REPLIED HE WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE AND I ABORTED THE TKOF AS THE TWR ADVISED US WE WERE DRAGGING A 200 LB TIEDOWN BLOCK TIED TO THE L WING. THE STUDENT HAS APPROX 6 HRS OF TRAINING.
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.