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DHC2 strikes a tree during rejected takeoff on snow covered runway. Damage discovered only after continuing flight to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 773764 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1490 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Make Model Name | De Havilland Canada Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 3098 flight time type : 422 |
| ASRS Report | 773764 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
When taking off from ZZZ airport to the east; I reached my go/no-go point and aborted the takeoff. As the plane slowed; it drifted right due to soft snow. The right wing contacted a tree/brush when taxiing and maneuvering to depart in the other direction. From the pilot's seat a visual inspection showed nothing more than scuff marks on the underside of the right wingtip. The controls were checked for free and full movement; I lined the plane with the runway and departed to the west. At destination I unloaded a few items and then looked at the wingtip and that is when I saw that the aileron was damaged. Contributing factors were not exiting the plane with the intent of investigating the extent of the damage. To prevent this is any time the aircraft contacts or is suspected of contact with anything; even of the slightest degree; inspect the damage closely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DHC2 STRIKES A TREE DURING REJECTED TKOF ON SNOW COVERED RWY. DAMAGE DISCOVERED ONLY AFTER CONTINUING FLT TO DESTINATION.
Narrative: WHEN TAKING OFF FROM ZZZ ARPT TO THE E; I REACHED MY GO/NO-GO POINT AND ABORTED THE TKOF. AS THE PLANE SLOWED; IT DRIFTED R DUE TO SOFT SNOW. THE R WING CONTACTED A TREE/BRUSH WHEN TAXIING AND MANEUVERING TO DEPART IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. FROM THE PLT'S SEAT A VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED NOTHING MORE THAN SCUFF MARKS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE R WINGTIP. THE CTLS WERE CHKED FOR FREE AND FULL MOVEMENT; I LINED THE PLANE WITH THE RWY AND DEPARTED TO THE W. AT DESTINATION I UNLOADED A FEW ITEMS AND THEN LOOKED AT THE WINGTIP AND THAT IS WHEN I SAW THAT THE AILERON WAS DAMAGED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE NOT EXITING THE PLANE WITH THE INTENT OF INVESTIGATING THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. TO PREVENT THIS IS ANY TIME THE ACFT CONTACTS OR IS SUSPECTED OF CONTACT WITH ANYTHING; EVEN OF THE SLIGHTEST DEGREE; INSPECT THE DAMAGE CLOSELY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.