Narrative:

I attempted to take off. After reaching 65-68 KTS; I attempted to lift off; left wing dipped; stall warning sounded. I decided to abort the takeoff; I cut throttle; set down; applied brakes; overshot end of runway into grass and mud approximately 75 ft. With help; pushed/pulled plane back onto runway. What I believe happened: the runway is 2400 ft by 35 ft; runway has a slight uphill to about the 2/3 point. I was taking off at full weight. On the PA28; the takeoff distance was calculated to be about 1600 ft. (70 degrees F; 3 KT crosswind; 740 ft MSL.) at about 1800 ft; I reached 65-68 KTS. At the time I rotated; was where the last building on the field is; and the crosswind may have swirled into a tailwind. Contributing factors may have been water puddles on runway and the arched runway; not enough speed. I may have been able to lift off if I had kept on the ground roll till I reached 70-75 KTS; but by then I would have been out of runway; turning a 30 KT grass/mud mess into much worse. My other option would have been to execute a short field procedure; but with a 2400 ft field and calculated ground roll of 1600 ft; I decided not to do that; as I didn't want to increase drag at maximum weight with an arched runway; and I have taken off from 2400 ft fields before around my home area with no problems; although this was the first time with this aircraft and at this field.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PLT MISFIGURES TKOF PERFORMANCE AND REJECTS TKOF TOO LATE TO AVOID DEPARTING THE END OF THE RWY.

Narrative: I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF. AFTER REACHING 65-68 KTS; I ATTEMPTED TO LIFT OFF; L WING DIPPED; STALL WARNING SOUNDED. I DECIDED TO ABORT THE TKOF; I CUT THROTTLE; SET DOWN; APPLIED BRAKES; OVERSHOT END OF RWY INTO GRASS AND MUD APPROX 75 FT. WITH HELP; PUSHED/PULLED PLANE BACK ONTO RWY. WHAT I BELIEVE HAPPENED: THE RWY IS 2400 FT BY 35 FT; RWY HAS A SLIGHT UPHILL TO ABOUT THE 2/3 POINT. I WAS TAKING OFF AT FULL WT. ON THE PA28; THE TKOF DISTANCE WAS CALCULATED TO BE ABOUT 1600 FT. (70 DEGS F; 3 KT XWIND; 740 FT MSL.) AT ABOUT 1800 FT; I REACHED 65-68 KTS. AT THE TIME I ROTATED; WAS WHERE THE LAST BUILDING ON THE FIELD IS; AND THE XWIND MAY HAVE SWIRLED INTO A TAILWIND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS MAY HAVE BEEN WATER PUDDLES ON RWY AND THE ARCHED RWY; NOT ENOUGH SPD. I MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LIFT OFF IF I HAD KEPT ON THE GND ROLL TILL I REACHED 70-75 KTS; BUT BY THEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF RWY; TURNING A 30 KT GRASS/MUD MESS INTO MUCH WORSE. MY OTHER OPTION WOULD HAVE BEEN TO EXECUTE A SHORT FIELD PROC; BUT WITH A 2400 FT FIELD AND CALCULATED GND ROLL OF 1600 FT; I DECIDED NOT TO DO THAT; AS I DIDN'T WANT TO INCREASE DRAG AT MAX WT WITH AN ARCHED RWY; AND I HAVE TAKEN OFF FROM 2400 FT FIELDS BEFORE AROUND MY HOME AREA WITH NO PROBS; ALTHOUGH THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WITH THIS ACFT AND AT THIS FIELD.

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.