An small aircraft was damaged when it had to abort its takeoff from a grass field.

Attributes
ACN	221249
Time
Date	199209
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oom
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 655 flight time type : 125
ASRS Report	221249
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At the time of rotation on takeoff from a grass strip in, an small aircraft, the engine seemed to hesitate slightly, resulting in an aborted takeoff. The aircraft settled into a dirt embankment, resulting in minor (not substantial) damage to the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT HAD TO ABORT ITS TKOF FROM A GRASS FIELD.

Narrative: AT THE TIME OF ROTATION ON TKOF FROM A GRASS STRIP IN, AN SMA, THE ENG SEEMED TO HESITATE SLIGHTLY, RESULTING IN AN ABORTED TKOF. THE ACFT SETTLED INTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT, RESULTING IN MINOR (NOT SUBSTANTIAL) DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

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.