Pilot of small aircraft on takeoff from highway is startled by the sudden appearance of a vehicle. P...

Attributes
ACN	136189
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : eed airport : l11
State Reference	CA
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, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 325
ASRS Report	136189
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were en route from santa ana, ca to bullhead city, az, in an small aircraft--the owner in the right seat, and I in the left. The owner was flying the aircraft and it was decided to land on a paved road (no cars in sight for miles, desolate), as he had to relieve himself badly. He landed the aircraft, exited and returned. During the takeoff roll, at about 40-45 mps, we observed a veh appearing on the road in the distance. The owner pilot seemed startled and abruptly prematurely pulled back on the yoke, lifting the aircraft off. It then mushed back down onto the road shoulder hitting a bush with the right main gear, which was separated from the wing. The aircraft skidded to a stop with damage done to the bottom of the right wing, right landing gear. The PIC shut off the engine and we exited, uninjured. A normal takeoff could have been accomplished had the yoke not been prematurely pulled back, because of the veh (tour ranger). Although the incident was far from any civilization, we probably shouldn't have landed on the road.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA ON TKOF FROM HIGHWAY IS STARTLED BY THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF A VEHICLE. PLT LOOSES CONTROL AND DAMAGES ACFT.

Narrative: WE WERE ENRTE FROM SANTA ANA, CA TO BULLHEAD CITY, AZ, IN AN SMA--THE OWNER IN THE RIGHT SEAT, AND I IN THE LEFT. THE OWNER WAS FLYING THE ACFT AND IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND ON A PAVED ROAD (NO CARS IN SIGHT FOR MILES, DESOLATE), AS HE HAD TO RELIEVE HIMSELF BADLY. HE LANDED THE ACFT, EXITED AND RETURNED. DURING THE TKOF ROLL, AT ABOUT 40-45 MPS, WE OBSERVED A VEH APPEARING ON THE ROAD IN THE DISTANCE. THE OWNER PLT SEEMED STARTLED AND ABRUPTLY PREMATURELY PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE, LIFTING THE ACFT OFF. IT THEN MUSHED BACK DOWN ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER HITTING A BUSH WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, WHICH WAS SEPARATED FROM THE WING. THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP WITH DAMAGE DONE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT LNDG GEAR. THE PIC SHUT OFF THE ENG AND WE EXITED, UNINJURED. A NORMAL TKOF COULD HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED HAD THE YOKE NOT BEEN PREMATURELY PULLED BACK, BECAUSE OF THE VEH (TOUR RANGER). ALTHOUGH THE INCIDENT WAS FAR FROM ANY CIVILIZATION, WE PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE LANDED ON THE ROAD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.

Pilot of small aircraft on takeoff from highway is startled by the sudden appearance of a vehicle. Pilot looses control and damages aircraft.