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When the student pilot over rotated the PA-38 tomahawk on takeoff the right wing dropped and scraped the ground causing cosmetic damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 940735 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201103 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-38 Tomahawk |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 16.4 Flight Crew Total 2800 Flight Crew Type 18 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
While the student was attempting a soft field takeoff; the aircraft became airborne prematurely at a high angle of attack. Before a successful recovery was made; the right wing scraped the runway causing minor cosmetic only damage. A much greater awareness of the low airspeed handling characteristics of the 'T-tail tomahawk is a must.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When the student pilot over rotated the PA-38 Tomahawk on takeoff the right wing dropped and scraped the ground causing cosmetic damage.
Narrative: While the student was attempting a soft field takeoff; the aircraft became airborne prematurely at a high angle of attack. Before a successful recovery was made; the right wing scraped the runway causing minor cosmetic only damage. A much greater awareness of the low airspeed handling characteristics of the 'T-Tail Tomahawk is a must.
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.