On takeoff charts blow into pilot's face. Aircraft settles onto runway. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	188003
Time
Date	199108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : hsv
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 30 agl bound upper : 30
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hsv
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	188003
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While taking off on runway 18L at carl T. Jones airport at huntsville, alabama, several maps fell into the floor vent and were blown up into my face. The aircraft had not been trimmed up and the gear had been retracted. Out of reflex I attempted to push the maps out of the way resulting in the airplane settling back onto the runway. I completed the takeoff and reported to the tower. I then landed and found that the tips of the propeller had been damaged and that the undercarriage had sustained minor damage. The cause of this problem was that I failed to first 'fly the airplane' then get the maps out of my face. Additionally I retracted the gear before the end of the runway. Had the gear been down and locked the incident would not have occurred. My practice in the future will be to leave the gear down until I am out of runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON TKOF CHARTS BLOW INTO PLT'S FACE. ACFT SETTLES ONTO RWY. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: WHILE TAKING OFF ON RWY 18L AT CARL T. JONES ARPT AT HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, SEVERAL MAPS FELL INTO THE FLOOR VENT AND WERE BLOWN UP INTO MY FACE. THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN TRIMMED UP AND THE GEAR HAD BEEN RETRACTED. OUT OF REFLEX I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE MAPS OUT OF THE WAY RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE SETTLING BACK ONTO THE RWY. I COMPLETED THE TKOF AND RPTED TO THE TWR. I THEN LANDED AND FOUND THAT THE TIPS OF THE PROP HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS THAT I FAILED TO FIRST 'FLY THE AIRPLANE' THEN GET THE MAPS OUT OF MY FACE. ADDITIONALLY I RETRACTED THE GEAR BEFORE THE END OF THE RWY. HAD THE GEAR BEEN DOWN AND LOCKED THE INCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. MY PRACTICE IN THE FUTURE WILL BE TO LEAVE THE GEAR DOWN UNTIL I AM OUT OF RWY.

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.