Intense wind gust on takeoff roll lifts aircraft off runway and into bush. Aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	147934
Time
Date	199006
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : drk airport : ash fork
State Reference	AZ
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 : 0 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	147934
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On takeoff roll sudden intense gust of wind lifted aircraft into air prior to achieving sufficient flying speed. Aircraft was lifted off runway and settled in rough area nearby, striking small 6' bush. Propeller was bent as well as wing tip. There were no injuries. ELT was set off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INTENSE WIND GUST ON TKOF ROLL LIFTS ACFT OFF RWY AND INTO BUSH. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL SUDDEN INTENSE GUST OF WIND LIFTED ACFT INTO AIR PRIOR TO ACHIEVING SUFFICIENT FLYING SPD. ACFT WAS LIFTED OFF RWY AND SETTLED IN ROUGH AREA NEARBY, STRIKING SMALL 6' BUSH. PROP WAS BENT AS WELL AS WING TIP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ELT WAS SET OFF.

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.