<< >> NASA ASRS Report 775821, February 2008

An SR22 pilot saw ice on the CTAF airport runway and attempted to abort the takeoff. On the ice the aircraft spun; hit a snow bank damaging the propeller; main landing gear and wing.

Attributes
ACN	775821
Time
Date	200802
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
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	SR22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 472 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	775821
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After I announced; on CTAF; my departure on runway 27; I started applying power slowly due to colder temperatures. As I crossed runway 18/36 I noticed an ice patch ahead of me across runway 27. I stopped applying power and thought I would wait until after the ice to apply full power. When I reached the ice my cirrus SR22 turned 30 degrees left. I applied full right rudder with no result. I figured I was moving at about 50 KTS. When I realized I was going to hit the 3 ft snow banks; I pulled the throttle back and cut the engine just prior to impact. My plane suffered propeller; landing gear; and right wing damage. No one was hurt and no other plane was involved.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SR22 PILOT SAW ICE ON THE CTAF ARPT RWY AND ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TKOF. ON THE ICE THE ACFT SPUN; HIT A SNOW BANK DAMAGING THE PROP; MAIN LNDG GEAR AND WING.

Narrative: AFTER I ANNOUNCED; ON CTAF; MY DEP ON RWY 27; I STARTED APPLYING PWR SLOWLY DUE TO COLDER TEMPS. AS I CROSSED RWY 18/36 I NOTICED AN ICE PATCH AHEAD OF ME ACROSS RWY 27. I STOPPED APPLYING PWR AND THOUGHT I WOULD WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE ICE TO APPLY FULL PWR. WHEN I REACHED THE ICE MY CIRRUS SR22 TURNED 30 DEGS L. I APPLIED FULL R RUDDER WITH NO RESULT. I FIGURED I WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 50 KTS. WHEN I REALIZED I WAS GOING TO HIT THE 3 FT SNOW BANKS; I PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK AND CUT THE ENG JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT. MY PLANE SUFFERED PROP; LNDG GEAR; AND R WING DAMAGE. NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO OTHER PLANE WAS INVOLVED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.