Loss of aircraft control during takeoff procedure. Runway excursion. Crash landing.

Attributes
ACN	313704
Time
Date	199508
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : i69
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Aeronca Champion
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	313704
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	314171
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Takeoff initiated on runway 04 in light (less than 10 KTS) left crosswind. Tail raised prematurely (conventional geared airplane -- aeronca champion AR58). Severe yaw to the left from combination of gyroscopic precession and crosswind. Airplane ran off left side of runway. Attempt to gain flying speed in ground effect allowed us to clear a ditch but sustained flight not possible. Kept wings level, pulled power off, landed in a briar patch. Damage to landing gear, propeller, and fuselage. Supplemental information from acn 314171: because pilot X had extensively more time in conventional gear airplanes than pilot Y. They agreed that pilot X would be PIC throughout the flight. Before the takeoff, both pilots noted the presence of a left crosswind. Pilot Y had the controls at the beginning of the takeoff. Pilot X called 'raise the tail.' the tail was raised and the airplane yawed sharply to the left. Pilot X called 'I've got it.'

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF ACFT CTL DURING TKOF PROC. RWY EXCURSION. CRASH LNDG.

Narrative: TKOF INITIATED ON RWY 04 IN LIGHT (LESS THAN 10 KTS) L XWIND. TAIL RAISED PREMATURELY (CONVENTIONAL GEARED AIRPLANE -- AERONCA CHAMPION AR58). SEVERE YAW TO THE L FROM COMBINATION OF GYROSCOPIC PRECESSION AND XWIND. AIRPLANE RAN OFF L SIDE OF RWY. ATTEMPT TO GAIN FLYING SPD IN GND EFFECT ALLOWED US TO CLR A DITCH BUT SUSTAINED FLT NOT POSSIBLE. KEPT WINGS LEVEL, PULLED PWR OFF, LANDED IN A BRIAR PATCH. DAMAGE TO LNDG GEAR, PROP, AND FUSELAGE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 314171: BECAUSE PLT X HAD EXTENSIVELY MORE TIME IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANES THAN PLT Y. THEY AGREED THAT PLT X WOULD BE PIC THROUGHOUT THE FLT. BEFORE THE TKOF, BOTH PLTS NOTED THE PRESENCE OF A L XWIND. PLT Y HAD THE CTLS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TKOF. PLT X CALLED 'RAISE THE TAIL.' THE TAIL WAS RAISED AND THE AIRPLANE YAWED SHARPLY TO THE L. PLT X CALLED 'I'VE GOT IT.'

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.