An small aircraft pilot hit a snow berm.

Attributes
ACN	258423
Time
Date	199312
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ak61
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 223 flight time total : 2285 flight time type : 127
ASRS Report	258423
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Returning to bethel, ak, from kipnuk, found that the WX in bethel was below VFR minimums. Went to tuntutuliak. After 1 1/2 hours, bethel went VFR. Taxied out on the runway (runway lights on) got lined up, added full power, the left main hit a drift, pulled to the left. The left main gear got hooked on a snow berm, added full right rudder, was unable to return to center of runway and aircraft went off the left side of runway. I think that the accident could have been prevented by checking the conditions of the runway and also by putting in more right rudder trim before takeoff. Also, the decision to abort the takeoff sooner could have prevented this accident. The aircraft flown was an small aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT HIT A SNOW BERM.

Narrative: RETURNING TO BETHEL, AK, FROM KIPNUK, FOUND THAT THE WX IN BETHEL WAS BELOW VFR MINIMUMS. WENT TO TUNTUTULIAK. AFTER 1 1/2 HRS, BETHEL WENT VFR. TAXIED OUT ON THE RWY (RWY LIGHTS ON) GOT LINED UP, ADDED FULL PWR, THE L MAIN HIT A DRIFT, PULLED TO THE L. THE L MAIN GEAR GOT HOOKED ON A SNOW BERM, ADDED FULL R RUDDER, WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO CTR OF RWY AND ACFT WENT OFF THE L SIDE OF RWY. I THINK THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY CHKING THE CONDITIONS OF THE RWY AND ALSO BY PUTTING IN MORE R RUDDER TRIM BEFORE TKOF. ALSO, THE DECISION TO ABORT THE TKOF SOONER COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT. THE ACFT FLOWN WAS AN SMA.

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.