<< >> NASA ASRS Report 629787, August 2004

A PA34 single cargo pilot, during his takeoff roll from ofp, encountered standing water which caused him to enter a skid that caused him to come to rest to the left side of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	629787
Time
Date	200408
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ofp.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain Fog
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	629787
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other inflight encounter : weather other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Takeoff was attempted in heavy rain. As the aircraft accelerated, it impacted standing water 800 ft down the runway. It then began to skid off the left side, coming to rest at the 1000 ft markers, 25 ft off the left side of the runway. Incidentally, as the water was impacted, power was reduced, but this was not sufficient to stop the aircraft. A takeoff in heavy rain, which caused the standing water, caused the problem. In the future, waiting for the rainfall to decrease in order to assess runway conditions, would be more prudent. There was no damage to the aircraft and I, the pilot, was not injured. This was ruled an incident by the FAA.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA34 SINGLE CARGO PLT, DURING HIS TKOF ROLL FROM OFP, ENCOUNTERED STANDING WATER WHICH CAUSED HIM TO ENTER A SKID THAT CAUSED HIM TO COME TO REST TO THE L SIDE OF THE RWY.

Narrative: TKOF WAS ATTEMPTED IN HVY RAIN. AS THE ACFT ACCELERATED, IT IMPACTED STANDING WATER 800 FT DOWN THE RWY. IT THEN BEGAN TO SKID OFF THE L SIDE, COMING TO REST AT THE 1000 FT MARKERS, 25 FT OFF THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. INCIDENTALLY, AS THE WATER WAS IMPACTED, PWR WAS REDUCED, BUT THIS WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO STOP THE ACFT. A TKOF IN HVY RAIN, WHICH CAUSED THE STANDING WATER, CAUSED THE PROB. IN THE FUTURE, WAITING FOR THE RAINFALL TO DECREASE IN ORDER TO ASSESS RWY CONDITIONS, WOULD BE MORE PRUDENT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AND I, THE PLT, WAS NOT INJURED. THIS WAS RULED AN INCIDENT BY THE FAA.

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.