Bonanza 36
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60; Flight Crew Total 4000; Flight Crew Type 1800
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway
General Maintenance Action
Aircraft; Human Factors
Calm winds; good weather. Density altitude near field elevation. Flaps at 12 degrees for short/soft field takeoff. All power indications (fuel flow; MP; RPM) normal. Runup with brakes set; then good acceleration with slight back pressure on the yoke; all indications normal. Airplane lifts off and climbs briefly but once out of ground effect; begins to settle despite full power. After several moments without significant climb; flaps are raised with a light settling back on the runway but no significant climb rate. At this point; the airplane settled back on the runway and departed to the left side. Power was cut off and the airplane came to rest after the nose gear collapsed in soft dirt about 100 feet from the runway.
BE36 pilot reported the aircraft would not climb during takeoff after out of the ground effect despite full power being applied and settled back on the ground resulting in a departure from the runway; and a nose gear collapse.