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Small transport twin turboprop pilot had the propeller control stick in fine pitch, which resulted in the terrain climbing faster than the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 589708 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200308 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : saf.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl single value : 8500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc tower : saf.tower tower : txkf.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Route In Use | departure : other published ifr departure |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 4900 |
| ASRS Report | 589708 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : torque meters rate of clb other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Weather |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Filed IFR flight plan to salina, ks. Temperature at saf 97 degrees, density altitude 9200 ft. Received clearance. It was saf direct to salina (sln). Took off, climb performance greatly reduced 900 to 1000 FPM. Propeller control malfunctioned. Realized that we were not going to clear rising terrain. Then saf tower told us to contact ZAB and we had #1 communication failure. I started to avoid terrain, deviate. Contacted center on #2 communication and was told I was 4 mi off course. Because the WX was clear, I had not properly studied the IFR departure procedure. If I had done so, my 4 mi course deviation would not have occurred and I could have climbed in the holding pattern over saf VOR.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT TWIN TURBOPROP PLT HAD THE PROP CTL STICK IN FINE PITCH, WHICH RESULTED IN THE TERRAIN CLBING FASTER THAN THE ACFT.
Narrative: FILED IFR FLT PLAN TO SALINA, KS. TEMP AT SAF 97 DEGS, DENSITY ALT 9200 FT. RECEIVED CLRNC. IT WAS SAF DIRECT TO SALINA (SLN). TOOK OFF, CLB PERFORMANCE GREATLY REDUCED 900 TO 1000 FPM. PROP CTL MALFUNCTIONED. REALIZED THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO CLR RISING TERRAIN. THEN SAF TWR TOLD US TO CONTACT ZAB AND WE HAD #1 COM FAILURE. I STARTED TO AVOID TERRAIN, DEVIATE. CONTACTED CTR ON #2 COM AND WAS TOLD I WAS 4 MI OFF COURSE. BECAUSE THE WX WAS CLR, I HAD NOT PROPERLY STUDIED THE IFR DEP PROC. IF I HAD DONE SO, MY 4 MI COURSE DEV WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED AND I COULD HAVE CLBED IN THE HOLDING PATTERN OVER SAF VOR.
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.