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M20E student pilot exited the runway while practicing soft field takeoff technique. Minor aircraft damage resulted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 784213 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| 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 | M-20 E Super 21 |
| 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 : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 107 flight time type : 49 |
| ASRS Report | 784213 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While on the takeoff roll practicing a simulated soft field takeoff; airplane veered off runway and contacted a sign; rolled through the grass; lightly struck the propeller; and flattened a tire. Aircraft was safely taxied to parking and towed to the hangar. My instructor and I had practiced those takeoffs previously in the day and he felt I was safe to attempt them. I had been flying for over 4 hours already that day -- perhaps continued practice was a bad idea.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: M20E STUDENT PLT EXITED THE RWY WHILE PRACTICING SOFT FIELD TKOF TECHNIQUE. MINOR ACFT DAMAGE RESULTED.
Narrative: WHILE ON THE TKOF ROLL PRACTICING A SIMULATED SOFT FIELD TKOF; AIRPLANE VEERED OFF RWY AND CONTACTED A SIGN; ROLLED THROUGH THE GRASS; LIGHTLY STRUCK THE PROP; AND FLATTENED A TIRE. ACFT WAS SAFELY TAXIED TO PARKING AND TOWED TO THE HANGAR. MY INSTRUCTOR AND I HAD PRACTICED THOSE TKOFS PREVIOUSLY IN THE DAY AND HE FELT I WAS SAFE TO ATTEMPT THEM. I HAD BEEN FLYING FOR OVER 4 HRS ALREADY THAT DAY -- PERHAPS CONTINUED PRACTICE WAS A BAD IDEA.
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.