Pilot of experimental small aircraft lost control of aircraft while entering runway for takeoff at I174. Aircraft spun to right, and propeller struck runway light.

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Attributes
ACN	586917
Time
Date	200307
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : i74.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 486 flight time type : 42
ASRS Report	586917
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon entering runway area, pilot discovered his left foot was too high on rudder pedal and was being blocked by a torque tube, preventing enough left brake pressure to complete a left turn onto runway. As the pilot was sliding his foot down to remove the torque tube as an obstruction, pressure was momentarily reduced on left brake while right brake was still engaged. This allowed the aircraft to turn sharply right and propeller struck a runway light. Greater care needed to insure rudder and brakes can be operated unimpeded.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF EXPERIMENTAL SMA LOST CTL OF ACFT WHILE ENTERING RWY FOR TKOF AT I174. ACFT SPUN TO R, AND PROP STRUCK RWY LIGHT.

Narrative: UPON ENTERING RWY AREA, PLT DISCOVERED HIS L FOOT WAS TOO HIGH ON RUDDER PEDAL AND WAS BEING BLOCKED BY A TORQUE TUBE, PREVENTING ENOUGH L BRAKE PRESSURE TO COMPLETE A L TURN ONTO RWY. AS THE PLT WAS SLIDING HIS FOOT DOWN TO REMOVE THE TORQUE TUBE AS AN OBSTRUCTION, PRESSURE WAS MOMENTARILY REDUCED ON L BRAKE WHILE R BRAKE WAS STILL ENGAGED. THIS ALLOWED THE ACFT TO TURN SHARPLY R AND PROP STRUCK A RWY LIGHT. GREATER CARE NEEDED TO INSURE RUDDER AND BRAKES CAN BE OPERATED UNIMPEDED.

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.