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Private pilot of a piper PA28-161 lost control of the aircraft during takeoff roll and aborted, going off the side of the runway. The aircraft ran over a PAPI light and discovered after the aircraft stopped that the passenger had her feet on the left rudder pedal and brake.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 408204 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ffc |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 135 flight time type : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 408204 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During takeoff at peachtree city falcon field airport on runway 13. I failed to brief my passenger not to touch the rudders, she had her feet on the rudder brakes slightly, and as I put power on to takeoff we went slightly left because of torque. I started to put in more left rudder to correct it but found I couldn't because she had put more pressure on the brakes as we kept going left. The harder I pushed the right rudder the more we went left. I didn't know until later that she had her feet on the rudder. We went into the grass, I pulled power off and was unable to miss hitting a PAPI light.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A PIPER PA28-161 LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING TKOF ROLL AND ABORTED, GOING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT RAN OVER A PAPI LIGHT AND DISCOVERED AFTER THE ACFT STOPPED THAT THE PAX HAD HER FEET ON THE L RUDDER PEDAL AND BRAKE.
Narrative: DURING TKOF AT PEACHTREE CITY FALCON FIELD ARPT ON RWY 13. I FAILED TO BRIEF MY PAX NOT TO TOUCH THE RUDDERS, SHE HAD HER FEET ON THE RUDDER BRAKES SLIGHTLY, AND AS I PUT PWR ON TO TKOF WE WENT SLIGHTLY L BECAUSE OF TORQUE. I STARTED TO PUT IN MORE L RUDDER TO CORRECT IT BUT FOUND I COULDN'T BECAUSE SHE HAD PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AS WE KEPT GOING L. THE HARDER I PUSHED THE R RUDDER THE MORE WE WENT L. I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL LATER THAT SHE HAD HER FEET ON THE RUDDER. WE WENT INTO THE GRASS, I PULLED PWR OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO MISS HITTING A PAPI LIGHT.
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.