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Private pilot practicing soft field takeoffs with instructor, lost control of the aircraft during takeoff roll and made an abort after becoming airborne at too low an airspeed. The aircraft careened off the side of the runway collapsing the right landing gear and striking the left wing on the runway in the process.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423685 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : spg |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-24 Comanche |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 349 flight time type : 141 |
| ASRS Report | 423685 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Normal taxi, normal runup. Training flight to perfect soft field takeoff. Prior to flight, discussed using more right rudder to correct for tendency to drift left on takeoff. Starting takeoff run, had full power and on the centerline, as we left the ground, aircraft yawed right into a crab. I rolled left to correct to centerline. Aircraft at critically slow airspeed and hard to control rolling left and right. Right landing gear collapsed at some point. Left wing hit the runway hard (loud bang). About this time cfii took controls with me. We pulled power and drifted to the right onto the grass. No injuries. I feel if the cfii had acted promptly I wouldn't be filing this report at all. The FAA is suggesting a check ride for me and a violation. I don't feel that's necessary.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TKOFS WITH INSTRUCTOR, LOST CTL OF THE ACFT DURING TKOF ROLL AND MADE AN ABORT AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE AT TOO LOW AN AIRSPD. THE ACFT CAREENED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY COLLAPSING THE R LNDG GEAR AND STRIKING THE L WING ON THE RWY IN THE PROCESS.
Narrative: NORMAL TAXI, NORMAL RUNUP. TRAINING FLT TO PERFECT SOFT FIELD TKOF. PRIOR TO FLT, DISCUSSED USING MORE R RUDDER TO CORRECT FOR TENDENCY TO DRIFT L ON TKOF. STARTING TKOF RUN, HAD FULL PWR AND ON THE CTRLINE, AS WE LEFT THE GND, ACFT YAWED R INTO A CRAB. I ROLLED L TO CORRECT TO CTRLINE. ACFT AT CRITICALLY SLOW AIRSPD AND HARD TO CTL ROLLING L AND R. R LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED AT SOME POINT. L WING HIT THE RWY HARD (LOUD BANG). ABOUT THIS TIME CFII TOOK CTLS WITH ME. WE PULLED PWR AND DRIFTED TO THE R ONTO THE GRASS. NO INJURIES. I FEEL IF THE CFII HAD ACTED PROMPTLY I WOULDN'T BE FILING THIS RPT AT ALL. THE FAA IS SUGGESTING A CHK RIDE FOR ME AND A VIOLATION. I DON'T FEEL THAT'S NECESSARY.
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.