Ymf-5 waco pilot attempts takeoff with a crosswind; departs runway and ground loops at hgr.

Attributes
ACN	698683
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hgr.airport
State Reference	MD
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 : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 32.3 flight time total : 2240 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	698683
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Tower operator insisted that the wind was calm. AWOS said wind was 6 KTS from northeast. Tower assigned runway 27 for takeoff. After I objected; I did attempt takeoff. After acceleration; there was not sufficient right rudder to keep aircraft from exiting runway to left resulting in ground loop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: YMF-5 WACO PLT ATTEMPTS TKOF WITH A XWIND; DEPARTS RWY AND GND LOOPS AT HGR.

Narrative: TWR OPERATOR INSISTED THAT THE WIND WAS CALM. AWOS SAID WIND WAS 6 KTS FROM NE. TWR ASSIGNED RWY 27 FOR TKOF. AFTER I OBJECTED; I DID ATTEMPT TKOF. AFTER ACCELERATION; THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT R RUDDER TO KEEP ACFT FROM EXITING RWY TO L RESULTING IN GND LOOP.

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.