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After a CTAF takeoff announcement; a small aircraft pilot rotated and felt an airframe jolt; but the aircraft remained controllable. Upon landing at a nearby airport; the pilot discovered rudder damaged from another aircraft's propeller as it landed at the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1163493 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201404 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 35000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft |
Narrative:
While taking off on the runway; I advised on unicom that I was taking the active and departing straight out of the airport. While at rotation; I felt a bang in the back of the aircraft. I had thought my rudder had let go or something failed in the back. The aircraft was controllable and I elected to land at [a nearby class D] airport with tower permission. Upon shutdown and further inspection; I noticed that my rudder was damaged. I later found out that an aircraft landing behind me did not see me and damaged my rudder with his propeller. I had no idea until further investigation that this was the case.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After a CTAF takeoff announcement; a small aircraft pilot rotated and felt an airframe jolt; but the aircraft remained controllable. Upon landing at a nearby airport; the pilot discovered rudder damaged from another aircraft's propeller as it landed at the departure airport.
Narrative: While taking off on the runway; I advised on UNICOM that I was taking the active and departing straight out of the airport. While at rotation; I felt a bang in the back of the aircraft. I had thought my rudder had let go or something failed in the back. The aircraft was controllable and I elected to land at [a nearby Class D] airport with Tower permission. Upon shutdown and further inspection; I noticed that my rudder was damaged. I later found out that an aircraft landing behind me did not see me and damaged my rudder with his propeller. I had no idea until further investigation that this was the case.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.