C207 pilot reports aircraft damage during attempted takeoff from beach.

Attributes
ACN	794843
Time
Date	200807
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	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 5300 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	794843
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On takeoff from a beach I ran into a river bank damaging the propeller engine; cowling; and nosewheel. I didn't give myself enough beach to take off from and the sand was a little softer than I thought it was. We didn't get airborne like I thought we should have and ran out of runway. I had the nose high attitude to fly and I couldn't see very well out in front of the aircraft; just to the side.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C207 PILOT REPORTS ACFT DAMAGE DURING ATTEMPTED TKOF FROM BEACH.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM A BEACH I RAN INTO A RIVER BANK DAMAGING THE PROP ENG; COWLING; AND NOSEWHEEL. I DIDN'T GIVE MYSELF ENOUGH BEACH TO TAKE OFF FROM AND THE SAND WAS A LITTLE SOFTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS. WE DIDN'T GET AIRBORNE LIKE I THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVE AND RAN OUT OF RWY. I HAD THE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE TO FLY AND I COULDN'T SEE VERY WELL OUT IN FRONT OF THE ACFT; JUST TO THE SIDE.

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.