Light aircraft loses control on takeoff and hits snow berm on narrow runway at 1k9.

Attributes
ACN	145794
Time
Date	199001
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1k9
State Reference	KS
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, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed 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 : 10 flight time total : 500
ASRS Report	145794
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departure on southwest runway, northwest crosswind, runway plowed 22' wide, snow piled 2-4' on both sides. Upon liftoff aircraft veered left into snow bank and ground-looped. 2 pilots onboard. No injuries occurred. Damage to aircraft--propeller bent, gear bent, some wing damage, minor damage according to NTSB.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LIGHT ACFT LOSES CONTROL ON TKOF AND HITS SNOW BERM ON NARROW RWY AT 1K9.

Narrative: DEP ON SW RWY, NW XWIND, RWY PLOWED 22' WIDE, SNOW PILED 2-4' ON BOTH SIDES. UPON LIFTOFF ACFT VEERED LEFT INTO SNOW BANK AND GND-LOOPED. 2 PLTS ONBOARD. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. DAMAGE TO ACFT--PROP BENT, GEAR BENT, SOME WING DAMAGE, MINOR DAMAGE ACCORDING TO NTSB.

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.