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C182 skydiving pilot in ground effect lands in grass at the end of the airport when he realizes sufficient airspeed for flight is not attainable prior to trees at departure end of runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 694228 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 5 agl bound upper : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Person 2 | |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 94 flight time total : 744 flight time type : 283 |
| ASRS Report | 694228 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I departed runway midfield with 4 skydivers on board giving me approximately 2600 ft of runway for takeoff. As I approached the threshold of the runway while in ground effect; I made sure all my power settings were full on and I realized I did not have sufficient airspeed to establish a climb to clear the trees in front of me. I elected to cut the power and land the plane in the grass short of the trees. The aircraft came to a halt just short of the trees. Other than the smoking brakes; there appeared to be little wrong with the aircraft. How the problem arose: failure to use more runway and overloading the aircraft. Contributing factors: maximum gross weight exceeded. High density altitude. How it was discovered: aircraft was slow to perform. Corrective actions: aborting takeoff and landing the aircraft as soon and as safely as possible. Human performance: my decision to depart midfield over gross weight with high density altitude was indeed the wrong decision. On future flts; myself and the owner will be much more in tune with factors affecting individual flight circumstances.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C182 SKYDIVING PLT IN GND EFFECT LANDS IN GRASS AT THE END OF THE ARPT WHEN HE REALIZES SUFFICIENT AIRSPD FOR FLT IS NOT ATTAINABLE PRIOR TO TREES AT DEP END OF RWY.
Narrative: I DEPARTED RWY MIDFIELD WITH 4 SKYDIVERS ON BOARD GIVING ME APPROX 2600 FT OF RWY FOR TKOF. AS I APCHED THE THRESHOLD OF THE RWY WHILE IN GND EFFECT; I MADE SURE ALL MY PWR SETTINGS WERE FULL ON AND I REALIZED I DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT AIRSPD TO ESTABLISH A CLB TO CLR THE TREES IN FRONT OF ME. I ELECTED TO CUT THE PWR AND LAND THE PLANE IN THE GRASS SHORT OF THE TREES. THE ACFT CAME TO A HALT JUST SHORT OF THE TREES. OTHER THAN THE SMOKING BRAKES; THERE APPEARED TO BE LITTLE WRONG WITH THE ACFT. HOW THE PROB AROSE: FAILURE TO USE MORE RWY AND OVERLOADING THE ACFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: MAX GROSS WT EXCEEDED. HIGH DENSITY ALT. HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED: ACFT WAS SLOW TO PERFORM. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: ABORTING TKOF AND LNDG THE ACFT AS SOON AND AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. HUMAN PERFORMANCE: MY DECISION TO DEPART MIDFIELD OVER GROSS WT WITH HIGH DENSITY ALT WAS INDEED THE WRONG DECISION. ON FUTURE FLTS; MYSELF AND THE OWNER WILL BE MUCH MORE IN TUNE WITH FACTORS AFFECTING INDIVIDUAL FLT CIRCUMSTANCES.
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.