Narrative:

I departed runway 6 at bowman field for a local VFR flight. The field conditions were clear and the wind was reported as calm. The initial takeoff roll seemed somewhat sluggish, however, the aircraft did achieve normal takeoff engine power, and I reached takeoff speed somewhere around midfield. Rotation was slow, and as the aircraft climbed out of ground effect, I felt the aircraft shudder slightly and the left wing dropped. I was unable to stop the roll before the outboard section of the wing and aileron struck the ground. Ground contact veered the aircraft to the left and I departed the left edge of the runway. I felt I was too late to abort the takeoff with the remaining field available, and stop the aircraft safely. I got the aircraft airborne, climbing on runway heading. I could see a strip of torn fabric from underside of the wing flapping aft of the aileron, and a slight buckle in the aileron. I was uncertain of other possible damage, so I called the tower, declared an emergency, and asked for an emergency return to the field. I was cleared as requested and made a wide r-hand return to runway 6. Touchdown and landing were uneventful. My passenger was a non pilot, and a large man. I did not ask his weight before the flight and was surprised to learn afterward that he weighed as much as he did. From the information subsequently available to me, with the fuel on board, we exceeded the maximum gross weight of the aircraft for takeoff by approximately 100 pounds. The FAA has preliminarily deemed this event as an incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A RYAN ST ATP PLT EXPERIENCES A WINGTIP STRIKE ON TKOF WHEN TEMPORARILY LOSING CTL OF HIS ACFT ON TKOF WITH AN OVERWT PAX AT LOU, KY.

Narrative: I DEPARTED RWY 6 AT BOWMAN FIELD FOR A LCL VFR FLT. THE FIELD CONDITIONS WERE CLR AND THE WIND WAS RPTED AS CALM. THE INITIAL TKOF ROLL SEEMED SOMEWHAT SLUGGISH, HOWEVER, THE ACFT DID ACHIEVE NORMAL TKOF ENG PWR, AND I REACHED TKOF SPD SOMEWHERE AROUND MIDFIELD. ROTATION WAS SLOW, AND AS THE ACFT CLBED OUT OF GND EFFECT, I FELT THE ACFT SHUDDER SLIGHTLY AND THE L WING DROPPED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ROLL BEFORE THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE WING AND AILERON STRUCK THE GND. GND CONTACT VEERED THE ACFT TO THE L AND I DEPARTED THE L EDGE OF THE RWY. I FELT I WAS TOO LATE TO ABORT THE TKOF WITH THE REMAINING FIELD AVAILABLE, AND STOP THE ACFT SAFELY. I GOT THE ACFT AIRBORNE, CLBING ON RWY HDG. I COULD SEE A STRIP OF TORN FABRIC FROM UNDERSIDE OF THE WING FLAPPING AFT OF THE AILERON, AND A SLIGHT BUCKLE IN THE AILERON. I WAS UNCERTAIN OF OTHER POSSIBLE DAMAGE, SO I CALLED THE TWR, DECLARED AN EMER, AND ASKED FOR AN EMER RETURN TO THE FIELD. I WAS CLRED AS REQUESTED AND MADE A WIDE R-HAND RETURN TO RWY 6. TOUCHDOWN AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. MY PAX WAS A NON PLT, AND A LARGE MAN. I DID NOT ASK HIS WT BEFORE THE FLT AND WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN AFTERWARD THAT HE WEIGHED AS MUCH AS HE DID. FROM THE INFO SUBSEQUENTLY AVAILABLE TO ME, WITH THE FUEL ON BOARD, WE EXCEEDED THE MAX GROSS WT OF THE ACFT FOR TKOF BY APPROX 100 LBS. THE FAA HAS PRELIMINARILY DEEMED THIS EVENT AS AN INCIDENT.

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.