C170 sustains damage after yawing left on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	704299
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lnp.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 170
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 : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 19520 flight time type : 23
ASRS Report	704299
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On takeoff aircraft had shown yaw to left 90 degrees contacted ground; left the runway and hit a tower pole laying on the ground. Propeller hit pole and cowling was damaged by the pole. Still have not determined cause of why aircraft left at 90 degrees from runway. Probably would not have sustained damage if contractor had not had pole laying where it was.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C170 SUSTAINS DAMAGE AFTER YAWING L ON TKOF.

Narrative: ON TKOF ACFT HAD SHOWN YAW TO L 90 DEGS CONTACTED GND; LEFT THE RWY AND HIT A TWR POLE LAYING ON THE GND. PROP HIT POLE AND COWLING WAS DAMAGED BY THE POLE. STILL HAVE NOT DETERMINED CAUSE OF WHY ACFT LEFT AT 90 DEGS FROM RWY. PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED DAMAGE IF CONTRACTOR HAD NOT HAD POLE LAYING WHERE IT WAS.

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.