<< >> NASA ASRS Report 841487, June 2009

A C172 pilot departed the runway and came to a stop in a grass infield after a short field takeoff attempt resulted in an uncontrolled flight and a ground effect propeller strike.

Attributes
ACN	841487
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Student
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 220 Flight Crew Type 220
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Propeller strike on runway. While practicing soft field takeoffs; as I rolled down the runway; the plane was slightly left of the centerline. Once I was airborne; I tried to remain in ground effect by lowering the nose. When I lowered the nose; the nose wheel hit the runway. At this point my left wing was high and my right wing was low and I was skidding to the left side of the runway. At that point; the propeller struck the runway. I careened to the left and I landed in a grass field between the runway and the taxiway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 pilot departed the runway and came to a stop in a grass infield after a short field takeoff attempt resulted in an uncontrolled flight and a ground effect propeller strike.

Narrative: Propeller strike on runway. While practicing soft field takeoffs; as I rolled down the runway; the plane was slightly left of the centerline. Once I was airborne; I tried to remain in ground effect by lowering the nose. When I lowered the nose; the nose wheel hit the runway. At this point my left wing was high and my right wing was low and I was skidding to the left side of the runway. At that point; the propeller struck the runway. I careened to the left and I landed in a grass field between the runway and the taxiway.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.