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PA28 pilot reports striking runway sign while airborne just after take off. Reporter was changing radio frequency during the incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 811239 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 68 flight time type : 66 |
| ASRS Report | 811239 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : landed as precaution other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was doing a touch and go and then heading back to ZZZ. I started taking off again; saw positives on my instruments; and looked down to see the frequency I was switching to next. The wind pushed me to the side of the runway as I was looking down and I must have released some back pressure as I looked down. As I was looking up; I hit a runway sign (a lighted box type). At the time I could not see what I hit. When I felt the bump; I pulled back on the yoke; steered back over the runway; and continued to climb. Tower instructed me to come back to take a look at the plane. The propeller had a chunk taken out of the tip and the left main was dented. I never thought the propeller hit anything; just the wheels caught something. This is complete pilot error. After doing hundreds of takeoffs; I got too comfortable and forgot that this is one of the most critical stages of flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28 PILOT REPORTS STRIKING RUNWAY SIGN WHILE AIRBORNE JUST AFTER TAKE OFF. REPORTER WAS CHANGING RADIO FREQUENCY DURING THE INCIDENT.
Narrative: I WAS DOING A TOUCH AND GO AND THEN HDG BACK TO ZZZ. I STARTED TAKING OFF AGAIN; SAW POSITIVES ON MY INSTS; AND LOOKED DOWN TO SEE THE FREQ I WAS SWITCHING TO NEXT. THE WIND PUSHED ME TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY AS I WAS LOOKING DOWN AND I MUST HAVE RELEASED SOME BACK PRESSURE AS I LOOKED DOWN. AS I WAS LOOKING UP; I HIT A RWY SIGN (A LIGHTED BOX TYPE). AT THE TIME I COULD NOT SEE WHAT I HIT. WHEN I FELT THE BUMP; I PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE; STEERED BACK OVER THE RWY; AND CONTINUED TO CLB. TWR INSTRUCTED ME TO COME BACK TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLANE. THE PROP HAD A CHUNK TAKEN OUT OF THE TIP AND THE L MAIN WAS DENTED. I NEVER THOUGHT THE PROP HIT ANYTHING; JUST THE WHEELS CAUGHT SOMETHING. THIS IS COMPLETE PLT ERROR. AFTER DOING HUNDREDS OF TKOFS; I GOT TOO COMFORTABLE AND FORGOT THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL STAGES OF FLT.
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.