Pilot of C185 loses control of aircraft on takeoff roll. Rejects takeoff safely.

Attributes
ACN	782198
Time
Date	200804
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
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skywagon 185
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 : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 2400 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	782198
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : rejected takeoff
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I was departing runway xx when the damage occurred. On my takeoff roll; approximately 45-50 KTS; I felt a pull to the right and almost immediately after this the left wing lifted and the plane moved to the right. I started a correction to the left as the right wing continued to fall closer to the runway and the wingtip skidded with the runway surface. My control inputs caused the right wing to rise and the plane turned to the left. I pulled out the power; continued to apply control inputs in an effort to right the aircraft and applied light braking action. The plane rolled forward and came to rest. The total distance from the starting roll to no motion was less than 1000 ft. I am not sure why the plane pulled to the right; possibly a sticky brake. Also I believe that I may have encountered a gusty crosswind from the left. I noticed after I was out of the plane the windsock appeared to be in a different location to the runway than it was when I had passed it on my taxi to runway xx. The windsock after the incident was indicating a left crosswind to the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF C185 LOSES CONTROL OF ACFT ON TKOF ROLL. REJECTS TKOF SAFELY.

Narrative: I WAS DEPARTING RWY XX WHEN THE DAMAGE OCCURRED. ON MY TKOF ROLL; APPROX 45-50 KTS; I FELT A PULL TO THE R AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS THE L WING LIFTED AND THE PLANE MOVED TO THE R. I STARTED A CORRECTION TO THE L AS THE R WING CONTINUED TO FALL CLOSER TO THE RWY AND THE WINGTIP SKIDDED WITH THE RWY SURFACE. MY CTL INPUTS CAUSED THE R WING TO RISE AND THE PLANE TURNED TO THE L. I PULLED OUT THE PWR; CONTINUED TO APPLY CTL INPUTS IN AN EFFORT TO RIGHT THE ACFT AND APPLIED LIGHT BRAKING ACTION. THE PLANE ROLLED FORWARD AND CAME TO REST. THE TOTAL DISTANCE FROM THE STARTING ROLL TO NO MOTION WAS LESS THAN 1000 FT. I AM NOT SURE WHY THE PLANE PULLED TO THE R; POSSIBLY A STICKY BRAKE. ALSO I BELIEVE THAT I MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED A GUSTY XWIND FROM THE L. I NOTICED AFTER I WAS OUT OF THE PLANE THE WINDSOCK APPEARED TO BE IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION TO THE RWY THAN IT WAS WHEN I HAD PASSED IT ON MY TAXI TO RWY XX. THE WINDSOCK AFTER THE INCIDENT WAS INDICATING A L XWIND TO THE RWY.

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.