A child in a be-35's right seat accidentally turned the ignition key off and knocked it out. After l...

Attributes
ACN	1026162
Time
Date	201207
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Ignition System
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 22100 Flight Crew Type 2100
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown

Narrative:

Following takeoff on runway 30; engine power decreased accompanied by vibration. Immediately checked fuel pump; mixture; fuel valve; and ignition. Ignition key had fallen out and [I] could not locate [it]. Requested return to land. Runway 24 was closed and unusable. Was instructed right downwind number 2 behind aircraft on 4 mile final runway 30. Barely maintaining altitude; requested runway 24 and was reminded runway 24 notamed closed. Runway 24 was only option for on-airport landing so declared emergency and informed tower landing runway 24. Landed without incident. Key was located on floor after landing and ignition switch was found to be in an intermediate position between off and left mag. Child in right front seat apparently and unintentionally kicked the ignition switch out of position. Ground runs to full power and engine check indicated all engine parameters and conditions normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A child in a BE-35's right seat accidentally turned the ignition key off and knocked it out. After loosing power the pilot declared an emergency and returned to land on a closed runway.

Narrative: Following takeoff on Runway 30; engine power decreased accompanied by vibration. Immediately checked fuel pump; mixture; fuel valve; and ignition. Ignition key had fallen out and [I] could not locate [it]. Requested return to land. Runway 24 was closed and unusable. Was instructed right downwind number 2 behind aircraft on 4 mile final Runway 30. Barely maintaining altitude; requested Runway 24 and was reminded Runway 24 NOTAMed closed. Runway 24 was only option for on-airport landing so declared emergency and informed Tower landing Runway 24. Landed without incident. Key was located on floor after landing and ignition switch was found to be in an intermediate position between off and left mag. Child in right front seat apparently and unintentionally kicked the ignition switch out of position. Ground runs to full power and engine check indicated all engine parameters and conditions normal.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

A child in a be-35's right seat accidentally turned the ignition key off and knocked it out. After loosing power the pilot declared an emergency and returned to land on a closed runway.