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Be-36 pilot reported contacting a tree during departure from a turf airstrip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1609146 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 21 Flight Crew Total 1213 Flight Crew Type 515 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
I arrived at ZZZ to take on fuel. After fueling; I taxied to the far end of runway xx. After an initial ground roll for takeoff; I rejected the takeoff because I was not building sufficient airspeed in order to safely depart. I taxied back to the very edge of runway xx; including all of the displaced threshold area; and made a second takeoff roll. Short/soft field technique was used throughout for this soft field with fairly long grass. After becoming airborne; the aircraft struck a tree(s) just past the departure end of xx. I was unsure of what damage the aircraft had suffered; but the propeller/engine was not affected. I called up approach; [coordinated with them;] and was vectored to ZZZ1 where I made an uneventful landing and taxi.I have 500 hours of flight experience in this airplane. I have used it previously at other; shorter turf airstrips. I did not believe it would be an issue to get in and out of the airpark for fuel. I may have been overconfident given my experience with the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE-36 pilot reported contacting a tree during departure from a turf airstrip.
Narrative: I arrived at ZZZ to take on fuel. After fueling; I taxied to the far end of runway XX. After an initial ground roll for takeoff; I rejected the takeoff because I was not building sufficient airspeed in order to safely depart. I taxied back to the very edge of runway XX; including all of the displaced threshold area; and made a second takeoff roll. Short/soft field technique was used throughout for this soft field with fairly long grass. After becoming airborne; the aircraft struck a tree(s) just past the departure end of XX. I was unsure of what damage the aircraft had suffered; but the propeller/engine was not affected. I called up Approach; [coordinated with them;] and was vectored to ZZZ1 where I made an uneventful landing and taxi.I have 500 hours of flight experience in this airplane. I have used it previously at other; shorter turf airstrips. I did not believe it would be an issue to get in and out of the airpark for fuel. I may have been overconfident given my experience with 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.