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M20P pilot had the landing gear retract on takeoff roll. The pilot closed the throttle and followed emergency shutdown procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 588892 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : w29.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 F Executive 21 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| ASRS Report | 588892 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While on a takeoff roll to depart runway 11 at W29, upon reaching an airspeed of 70 mph, I glanced at my airspeed indicator. As I was glancing down I felt a sinking sensation, pulled slightly aft on the yoke (thinking I had departed the runway prematurely) to keep the nosewheel above the mains. As I was looking back out the windscreen, I heard a noise, I never heard before and notice the propeller had changed shape and the RPM's had drastically reduced. Realizing the propeller had struck the runway, I saw I had enough runway left to stop the plane. At this point I pulled the throttle back to idle, started my emergency checklist while trying to bring the plane to a gentle stop. All electrical and fuel system were shut off and the aircraft skidded down the runway and came to a rest on the runway. I quickly exited the airplane, called my insurance company and followed their directions from that point. (Upon exiting the plane I saw the gear was in the retracted position.)
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: M20P PLT HAD THE LNDG GEAR RETRACT ON TKOF ROLL. THE PLT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND FOLLOWED EMER SHUTDOWN PROCS.
Narrative: WHILE ON A TKOF ROLL TO DEPART RWY 11 AT W29, UPON REACHING AN AIRSPD OF 70 MPH, I GLANCED AT MY AIRSPD INDICATOR. AS I WAS GLANCING DOWN I FELT A SINKING SENSATION, PULLED SLIGHTLY AFT ON THE YOKE (THINKING I HAD DEPARTED THE RWY PREMATURELY) TO KEEP THE NOSEWHEEL ABOVE THE MAINS. AS I WAS LOOKING BACK OUT THE WINDSCREEN, I HEARD A NOISE, I NEVER HEARD BEFORE AND NOTICE THE PROP HAD CHANGED SHAPE AND THE RPM'S HAD DRASTICALLY REDUCED. REALIZING THE PROP HAD STRUCK THE RWY, I SAW I HAD ENOUGH RWY LEFT TO STOP THE PLANE. AT THIS POINT I PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE, STARTED MY EMER CHKLIST WHILE TRYING TO BRING THE PLANE TO A GENTLE STOP. ALL ELECTRICAL AND FUEL SYS WERE SHUT OFF AND THE ACFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RWY AND CAME TO A REST ON THE RWY. I QUICKLY EXITED THE AIRPLANE, CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND FOLLOWED THEIR DIRECTIONS FROM THAT POINT. (UPON EXITING THE PLANE I SAW THE GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POS.)
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.