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Swift CG1B pilot rejects his takeoff; retracts the landing gear and skids to a stop prior to entering a ditch.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 696683 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| 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 : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 696683 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : gear up landing |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I lined up 'close' to the end of the turf runway. I applied full power for takeoff but the aircraft did not accelerate to takeoff airspeed. I aborted the takeoff and retracted the landing gear. The aircraft stopped approximately 50 ft from the end of a steep ditch and a road. The following is what I should and will do in the future to prevent this incident. I should have used the extra 30 ft of runway I left behind me on takeoff and I should have applied full power and held the brakes prior to starting the takeoff roll. Another contributing factor was the thick turf. Also; I could have used less fuel. I tried to force the aircraft to fly before I had enough airspeed which further delayed my ability to develop adequate airspeed. The decision to abort the takeoff should have been made sooner. I should have considered gndlooping the aircraft to stop my forward progress.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SWIFT CG1B PLT REJECTS HIS TKOF; RETRACTS THE LNDG GEAR AND SKIDS TO A STOP PRIOR TO ENTERING A DITCH.
Narrative: I LINED UP 'CLOSE' TO THE END OF THE TURF RWY. I APPLIED FULL PWR FOR TKOF BUT THE ACFT DID NOT ACCELERATE TO TKOF AIRSPD. I ABORTED THE TKOF AND RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR. THE ACFT STOPPED APPROX 50 FT FROM THE END OF A STEEP DITCH AND A ROAD. THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT I SHOULD AND WILL DO IN THE FUTURE TO PREVENT THIS INCIDENT. I SHOULD HAVE USED THE EXTRA 30 FT OF RWY I LEFT BEHIND ME ON TKOF AND I SHOULD HAVE APPLIED FULL PWR AND HELD THE BRAKES PRIOR TO STARTING THE TKOF ROLL. ANOTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE THICK TURF. ALSO; I COULD HAVE USED LESS FUEL. I TRIED TO FORCE THE ACFT TO FLY BEFORE I HAD ENOUGH AIRSPD WHICH FURTHER DELAYED MY ABILITY TO DEVELOP ADEQUATE AIRSPD. THE DECISION TO ABORT THE TKOF SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE SOONER. I SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERED GNDLOOPING THE ACFT TO STOP MY FORWARD PROGRESS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.