A low time small aircraft pilot bent his propeller while taxiing twice across a rut in a grass area.

Attributes
ACN	248594
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mo50
State Reference	MO
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, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 97 flight time type : 97
ASRS Report	248594
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In sum: an small aircraft low time private pilot taxied on the grass at wentzville airport as other aircraft were doing. Twice his nose strut bottomed in a small rut. The pilot flew off of the hard surface runway to springfield airport. He noted sluggish takeoff performance and slow en route cruise. On the ground at springfield, he found that the propeller blade tips were bent forward in the outboard 4 inches indicating that he had hit the grass going through the rut. There was no other damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LOW TIME SMA PLT BENT HIS PROP WHILE TAXIING TWICE ACROSS A RUT IN A GRASS AREA.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN SMA LOW TIME PVT PLT TAXIED ON THE GRASS AT WENTZVILLE ARPT AS OTHER ACFT WERE DOING. TWICE HIS NOSE STRUT BOTTOMED IN A SMALL RUT. THE PLT FLEW OFF OF THE HARD SURFACE RWY TO SPRINGFIELD ARPT. HE NOTED SLUGGISH TKOF PERFORMANCE AND SLOW ENRTE CRUISE. ON THE GND AT SPRINGFIELD, HE FOUND THAT THE PROP BLADE TIPS WERE BENT FORWARD IN THE OUTBOARD 4 INCHES INDICATING THAT HE HAD HIT THE GRASS GOING THROUGH THE RUT. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE.

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.