Instrument training student in a C172 lost control of aircraft during takeoff roll from a touch-and-...

Narrative:

On takeoff from this touch-and-go, I requested and received from the tower the current wind conditions. I was in the process of maneuvering the aircraft and did not write down the report. Yet I did check it on my LORAN wind calculator and the crosswind component was less than 15 KTS. The third approach was uneventful. The tower requested a short approach -- this was not a factor. A wind correction was needed for the wind from port (north). The VASI lights were red over white, airspeed at 75 KTS, and flaps set at 30 degrees prior to landing. The landing was uneventful. On the rollout from the touch-and-go, right rudder was applied to compensate for the normal yaw at takeoff, as full power was slowly applied with the throttle. At that point, I was at about rotation speed. Suddenly, the aircraft yawed to port, lifted and the starboard wingtip touched the runway. The sensation was as if someone lifted the aircraft on the port horizontal stabilizer and lifted the aircraft starboard and forward with rotation port. The effect of the wind was over in 1-2 seconds. The wind was a quartering tailwind gust. I distinctly remember that I made a decision when I saw the wingtip hit, that the aircraft was not airworthy. The time was probably less than 1 second but it is clear in my memory. In all honesty, my training, rather than conscience decision, took over and I landed the aircraft. I did not know I had a propeller hit on the runway. I next saw the runway and I was angled to the port (north) of the centerline and applied brakes. The tower called, I think twice, to make sure that I was ok, their concern was with my safety. I checked all my gauges, all were in the green, there was no smoke nor fire and I checked starboard wing for fuel leakage. All was negative for damage. I thought that the only damage was the wingtip. The airport was cleared and I taxied to the jetpad. I taxied to the jetport and on shutting down the engine found that there was a propeller strike. An employee of XXX drove out to pick me up and take me back to the office. I informed both the business office and my flight instructor of the incident. My flight instructor and I inspected the aircraft. The aircraft was then grounded. Damage to propeller and wingtip. No substantial damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INST TRAINING STUDENT IN A C172 LOST CTL OF ACFT DURING TKOF ROLL FROM A TOUCH-AND-GO PRACTICE LNDG CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE R WINGTIP AND PROP.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM THIS TOUCH-AND-GO, I REQUESTED AND RECEIVED FROM THE TWR THE CURRENT WIND CONDITIONS. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MANEUVERING THE ACFT AND DID NOT WRITE DOWN THE RPT. YET I DID CHK IT ON MY LORAN WIND CALCULATOR AND THE XWIND COMPONENT WAS LESS THAN 15 KTS. THE THIRD APCH WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE TWR REQUESTED A SHORT APCH -- THIS WAS NOT A FACTOR. A WIND CORRECTION WAS NEEDED FOR THE WIND FROM PORT (N). THE VASI LIGHTS WERE RED OVER WHITE, AIRSPD AT 75 KTS, AND FLAPS SET AT 30 DEGS PRIOR TO LNDG. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON THE ROLLOUT FROM THE TOUCH-AND-GO, R RUDDER WAS APPLIED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE NORMAL YAW AT TKOF, AS FULL PWR WAS SLOWLY APPLIED WITH THE THROTTLE. AT THAT POINT, I WAS AT ABOUT ROTATION SPD. SUDDENLY, THE ACFT YAWED TO PORT, LIFTED AND THE STARBOARD WINGTIP TOUCHED THE RWY. THE SENSATION WAS AS IF SOMEONE LIFTED THE ACFT ON THE PORT HORIZ STABILIZER AND LIFTED THE ACFT STARBOARD AND FORWARD WITH ROTATION PORT. THE EFFECT OF THE WIND WAS OVER IN 1-2 SECONDS. THE WIND WAS A QUARTERING TAILWIND GUST. I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER THAT I MADE A DECISION WHEN I SAW THE WINGTIP HIT, THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY. THE TIME WAS PROBABLY LESS THAN 1 SECOND BUT IT IS CLR IN MY MEMORY. IN ALL HONESTY, MY TRAINING, RATHER THAN CONSCIENCE DECISION, TOOK OVER AND I LANDED THE ACFT. I DID NOT KNOW I HAD A PROP HIT ON THE RWY. I NEXT SAW THE RWY AND I WAS ANGLED TO THE PORT (N) OF THE CTRLINE AND APPLIED BRAKES. THE TWR CALLED, I THINK TWICE, TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS OK, THEIR CONCERN WAS WITH MY SAFETY. I CHKED ALL MY GAUGES, ALL WERE IN THE GREEN, THERE WAS NO SMOKE NOR FIRE AND I CHKED STARBOARD WING FOR FUEL LEAKAGE. ALL WAS NEGATIVE FOR DAMAGE. I THOUGHT THAT THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS THE WINGTIP. THE ARPT WAS CLRED AND I TAXIED TO THE JETPAD. I TAXIED TO THE JETPORT AND ON SHUTTING DOWN THE ENG FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROP STRIKE. AN EMPLOYEE OF XXX DROVE OUT TO PICK ME UP AND TAKE ME BACK TO THE OFFICE. I INFORMED BOTH THE BUSINESS OFFICE AND MY FLT INSTRUCTOR OF THE INCIDENT. MY FLT INSTRUCTOR AND I INSPECTED THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS THEN GNDED. DAMAGE TO PROP AND WINGTIP. NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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.

Attributes
ACN	507335
Time
Date	200103
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cxy.airport
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Rain Turbulence
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : touch and go
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 94 flight time type : 94
ASRS Report	507335
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Instrument training student in a C172 lost control of aircraft during takeoff roll from a touch-and-go practice landing causing damage to the right wingtip and propeller.