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The pilot of a C-182 rejected his takeoff when he realized he had forgotten to remove the gust lock prior to taxi out and takeoff. He was unable to stop on the runway and careened over an embankment at low speed suffering a prop strike; damage to the wing leading edge and to the nose gear wheel pant.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1185561 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201407 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gust Lock |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 1600 Flight Crew Type 75 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
During takeoff I realized that I had forgotten to remove the gust lock. Had to abort the takeoff and exceeded the paved runway. The aircraft stopped just past the overrun area after going over a 3-4 foot embankment at about two miles per hour. The aircraft sustained a prop strike and damage to the leading edge of the right wing when the aircraft settled; as well as damage to the fiberglass nose gear covering. The aircraft was towed back to the hangar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a C-182 rejected his takeoff when he realized he had forgotten to remove the gust lock prior to taxi out and takeoff. He was unable to stop on the runway and careened over an embankment at low speed suffering a prop strike; damage to the wing leading edge and to the nose gear wheel pant.
Narrative: During takeoff I realized that I had forgotten to remove the gust lock. Had to abort the takeoff and exceeded the paved runway. The aircraft stopped just past the overrun area after going over a 3-4 foot embankment at about two miles per hour. The aircraft sustained a prop strike and damage to the leading edge of the right wing when the aircraft settled; as well as damage to the fiberglass nose gear covering. The aircraft was towed back to the hangar.
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.