P51 pilot lost control on takeoff and went off the left side of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	546809
Time
Date	200205
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Rockwell North American Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	546809
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While in takeoff roll at full takeoff power, aircraft 'jerked.' aircraft went off runway, to the left, and after departing pavement, retracted landing gear. Put aircraft in right bank to avoid obstructions. Fly-by afterwards, tower observed gear retracted with nothing abnormal. Aircraft flown to maintenance base. Upon landing, left tire flat. Left tire, tube and rim need replacement. Full inspection not completed yet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: P51 PLT LOST CTL ON TKOF AND WENT OFF THE L SIDE OF THE RWY.

Narrative: WHILE IN TKOF ROLL AT FULL TKOF PWR, ACFT 'JERKED.' ACFT WENT OFF RWY, TO THE L, AND AFTER DEPARTING PAVEMENT, RETRACTED LNDG GEAR. PUT ACFT IN R BANK TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS. FLY-BY AFTERWARDS, TWR OBSERVED GEAR RETRACTED WITH NOTHING ABNORMAL. ACFT FLOWN TO MAINT BASE. UPON LNDG, L TIRE FLAT. L TIRE, TUBE AND RIM NEED REPLACEMENT. FULL INSPECTION NOT COMPLETED YET.

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.