PA32 pilot aborts takeoff and departed the runway onto the grass.

Attributes
ACN	437160
Time
Date	199905
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tmb.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
ASRS Report	437160
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The undersigned took off from tamiami airport (tmb) for a pleasure flight to great harbour, bahamas (mybg). Runway in use was runway 27L. After starting takeoff roll and reaching rotation speed, nose was lifted and airplane started to fly. However, the stall warning horn sounded and the airplane veered sharply to the left. Undersigned decided to abort the takeoff and touched down on runway, but because of strong crosswind and insufficient directional control, airplane rolled off the runway onto the grass south of runway 27L, where it rolled out, and was steered back on the runway again. There was no damage to the airplane and no damage to the runway lights on the south side of runway 27L. After the incident was reported to control tower, we took off on the above mentioned pleasure trip. Airplane was 200 pounds under gross at time of incident and I believe that reason for incident was: a) strong crosswind, B) insufficient rudder after takeoff, and C) insufficient airspeed at rotation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 PLT ABORTS TKOF AND DEPARTED THE RWY ONTO THE GRASS.

Narrative: THE UNDERSIGNED TOOK OFF FROM TAMIAMI ARPT (TMB) FOR A PLEASURE FLT TO GREAT HARBOUR, BAHAMAS (MYBG). RWY IN USE WAS RWY 27L. AFTER STARTING TKOF ROLL AND REACHING ROTATION SPD, NOSE WAS LIFTED AND AIRPLANE STARTED TO FLY. HOWEVER, THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE L. UNDERSIGNED DECIDED TO ABORT THE TKOF AND TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY, BUT BECAUSE OF STRONG XWIND AND INSUFFICIENT DIRECTIONAL CTL, AIRPLANE ROLLED OFF THE RWY ONTO THE GRASS S OF RWY 27L, WHERE IT ROLLED OUT, AND WAS STEERED BACK ON THE RWY AGAIN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AND NO DAMAGE TO THE RWY LIGHTS ON THE S SIDE OF RWY 27L. AFTER THE INCIDENT WAS RPTED TO CTL TWR, WE TOOK OFF ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED PLEASURE TRIP. AIRPLANE WAS 200 LBS UNDER GROSS AT TIME OF INCIDENT AND I BELIEVE THAT REASON FOR INCIDENT WAS: A) STRONG XWIND, B) INSUFFICIENT RUDDER AFTER TKOF, AND C) INSUFFICIENT AIRSPD AT ROTATION.

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.