<< >> NASA ASRS Report 205380, March 1992

Small aircraft experiences runway excursion after loss of aircraft control. Wing tip propeller strike as aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	205380
Time
Date	199203
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	205380
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Mar/mon/92 approximately XX00 CST, stl taking off 30R from romeo taxiway. As I was developing full horsepower going through 40 KTS IAS, the right rudder pedal jerked to the floor and the airplane started a violent skid to the right. I could not put enough pressure on left rudder to correct action. Plane ground looped to the right catching the pavement with the left wing tip. Then the propeller struck the pavement before the plane came to rest 180 degrees from the direction of intended takeoff (300 degrees heading). Something jerked the plane to the right. There was no significant wind. The weight of the airplane against the tire in the skid must have prevented me applying enough left rudder to correct the right turn. When the airplane slowed down enough for the nose wheel to bite, it initiated the ground loop, but was still too fast to avoid the ground strikes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA EXPERIENCES RWY EXCURSION AFTER LOSS OF ACFT CTL. WING TIP PROP STRIKE AS ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: MAR/MON/92 APPROX XX00 CST, STL TAKING OFF 30R FROM ROMEO TAXIWAY. AS I WAS DEVELOPING FULL HORSEPOWER GOING THROUGH 40 KTS IAS, THE R RUDDER PEDAL JERKED TO THE FLOOR AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED A VIOLENT SKID TO THE R. I COULD NOT PUT ENOUGH PRESSURE ON L RUDDER TO CORRECT ACTION. PLANE GND LOOPED TO THE R CATCHING THE PAVEMENT WITH THE L WING TIP. THEN THE PROP STRUCK THE PAVEMENT BEFORE THE PLANE CAME TO REST 180 DEGS FROM THE DIRECTION OF INTENDED TKOF (300 DEGS HDG). SOMETHING JERKED THE PLANE TO THE R. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT WIND. THE WT OF THE AIRPLANE AGAINST THE TIRE IN THE SKID MUST HAVE PREVENTED ME APPLYING ENOUGH L RUDDER TO CORRECT THE R TURN. WHEN THE AIRPLANE SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH FOR THE NOSE WHEEL TO BITE, IT INITIATED THE GND LOOP, BUT WAS STILL TOO FAST TO AVOID THE GND STRIKES.

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.