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A C182 on takeoff roll left the ground prematurely. In correcting; the airplane bounced and had propeller strike. Elevator control found loose.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 690486 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 6 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msn.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 690486 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During takeoff; the airplane left the runway prematurely. I attempted to control the sudden liftoff; but the elevator control of the yoke did not respond as I thought it should. As I was attempting to regain control of the aircraft; it started to bounce. On the third and final bounce; the airplane suffered a propeller strike. At that point; I was afraid that if I pulled the power to idle; I might have stalled the airplane from an altitude that could have made the situation even worse. I then was able to fly a normal traffic pattern and land safely. Although everything seemed normal during the preflight of the airplane; after the incident; the elevator control appeared to be quite loose. Further inspection of the aircraft is now underway. This may have been a contributing cause to the mishap. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft repair has not started; as the insurance has not made a decision on repair; adding the damage was light as only the propeller tips were bent. The reporter indicated the loose elevators certainly contributed to the incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C182 ON TKOF ROLL LEFT THE GND PREMATURELY. IN CORRECTING; THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND HAD PROP STRIKE. ELEVATOR CTL FOUND LOOSE.
Narrative: DURING TKOF; THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RWY PREMATURELY. I ATTEMPTED TO CTL THE SUDDEN LIFTOFF; BUT THE ELEVATOR CTL OF THE YOKE DID NOT RESPOND AS I THOUGHT IT SHOULD. AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CTL OF THE ACFT; IT STARTED TO BOUNCE. ON THE THIRD AND FINAL BOUNCE; THE AIRPLANE SUFFERED A PROP STRIKE. AT THAT POINT; I WAS AFRAID THAT IF I PULLED THE PWR TO IDLE; I MIGHT HAVE STALLED THE AIRPLANE FROM AN ALT THAT COULD HAVE MADE THE SITUATION EVEN WORSE. I THEN WAS ABLE TO FLY A NORMAL TFC PATTERN AND LAND SAFELY. ALTHOUGH EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL DURING THE PREFLT OF THE AIRPLANE; AFTER THE INCIDENT; THE ELEVATOR CTL APPEARED TO BE QUITE LOOSE. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE ACFT IS NOW UNDERWAY. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING CAUSE TO THE MISHAP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT REPAIR HAS NOT STARTED; AS THE INSURANCE HAS NOT MADE A DECISION ON REPAIR; ADDING THE DAMAGE WAS LIGHT AS ONLY THE PROP TIPS WERE BENT. THE RPTR INDICATED THE LOOSE ELEVATORS CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.