Pilot of small aircraft hit two runway lights on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	118354
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : m30
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 153
ASRS Report	118354
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On takeoff, plane lifted prematurely, drifted to right, hit 2 runway lights. Keep plane on runway until speed to rotate is obtained.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA HIT TWO RWY LIGHTS ON TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF, PLANE LIFTED PREMATURELY, DRIFTED TO RIGHT, HIT 2 RWY LIGHTS. KEEP PLANE ON RWY UNTIL SPEED TO ROTATE IS OBTAINED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.