C177 pilot reported a loss of directional control early in the takeoff roll that resulted in a runwa...

Attributes
ACN	1458975
Time
Date	201706
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	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 0 Flight Crew Total 143 Flight Crew Type 143
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

When doing a club check-ride and biannual flight review; I lost control of the C177 at the start of the runway. It went off the runway 10 or so yards up and into the grass; clipping off one of the side marker lights. Some damage was done to the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C177 pilot reported a loss of directional control early in the takeoff roll that resulted in a runway excursion.

Narrative: When doing a club check-ride and biannual flight review; I lost control of the C177 at the start of the runway. It went off the runway 10 or so yards up and into the grass; clipping off one of the side marker lights. Some damage was done to the aircraft.

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.