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Small aircraft pilot encounters lunge on takeoff, suspects gear malfunction. Frg fly-by indicates gear ok. After landing, pilot sees propeller damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 499500 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fok.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : frg.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : takeoff roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 499500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Added power to take off at about 40-50 KTS. Aircraft lunged to left as if it had hit a pot hole on runway 24, or the left gear had collapsed. Heard noise, but I instinctually yoked to right and back pressured, and aircraft became airborne. Flew to home base (frg, republic) and asked tower for a fly-by, worried that my left gear was damaged. Even that, I had 3 green lights on gear indicator. Tower said they could see all gear down, so I was cleared to land. At tie-down, I was surprised to see the propeller ends were bent in opposite directions. The aircraft flew from fok to frg, about a 20 min flight, without any vibrations or any strange noises. It flew normally. I was surprised at the propeller strike, thinking it was my left gear that I had trouble with.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT ENCOUNTERS LUNGE ON TKOF, SUSPECTS GEAR MALFUNCTION. FRG FLY-BY INDICATES GEAR OK. AFTER LNDG, PLT SEES PROP DAMAGE.
Narrative: ADDED PWR TO TAKE OFF AT ABOUT 40-50 KTS. ACFT LUNGED TO L AS IF IT HAD HIT A POT HOLE ON RWY 24, OR THE L GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. HEARD NOISE, BUT I INSTINCTUALLY YOKED TO R AND BACK PRESSURED, AND ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE. FLEW TO HOME BASE (FRG, REPUBLIC) AND ASKED TWR FOR A FLY-BY, WORRIED THAT MY L GEAR WAS DAMAGED. EVEN THAT, I HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS ON GEAR INDICATOR. TWR SAID THEY COULD SEE ALL GEAR DOWN, SO I WAS CLRED TO LAND. AT TIE-DOWN, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE PROP ENDS WERE BENT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. THE ACFT FLEW FROM FOK TO FRG, ABOUT A 20 MIN FLT, WITHOUT ANY VIBRATIONS OR ANY STRANGE NOISES. IT FLEW NORMALLY. I WAS SURPRISED AT THE PROP STRIKE, THINKING IT WAS MY L GEAR THAT I HAD TROUBLE WITH.
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.