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The pilot of a C206 returned to his departure airport after a partial loss of engine power shortly after takeoff. The extent of damage to the engine was not determined in a timely fashion for submission of a 'service difficulty report' to the FAA because the aircraft had to be airlifted to maintenance inspection personnel from its remote location.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1047729 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 189 Flight Crew Total 5500 Flight Crew Type 3200 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Inspector |
| Qualification | Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Inspection Authority Maintenance Airframe |
| Experience | Maintenance Inspector 26 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
On climb the engine of my C206 made a loud pop and I experienced an immediate partial loss of engine power; so I returned to my departure airport. The engine was still developing power; and I had more than enough altitude to return to the airport safely; so I made the decision not to declare an emergency. The approach and landing were uneventful.upon landing I pulled off the runway and pulled the mixture to stop the engine hoping to avoid any further damage. I contacted the company via phone to let them know that I had a problem and that they would have to reschedule my passengers. Upon return to my office I investigated the company operations manual; ops specs; the fars and aim and determined that I was not required to report the occurrence to either the FAA or the NTSB; and I; therefore; did not report to either of the aforementioned entities.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a C206 returned to his departure airport after a partial loss of engine power shortly after takeoff. The extent of damage to the engine was not determined in a timely fashion for submission of a 'service difficulty report' to the FAA because the aircraft had to be airlifted to maintenance inspection personnel from its remote location.
Narrative: On climb the engine of my C206 made a loud pop and I experienced an immediate partial loss of engine power; so I returned to my departure airport. The engine was still developing power; and I had more than enough altitude to return to the airport safely; so I made the decision not to declare an emergency. The approach and landing were uneventful.Upon landing I pulled off the runway and pulled the mixture to stop the engine hoping to avoid any further damage. I contacted the company via phone to let them know that I had a problem and that they would have to reschedule my passengers. Upon return to my office I investigated the Company Operations Manual; Ops Specs; the FARs and AIM and determined that I was not required to report the occurrence to either the FAA or the NTSB; and I; therefore; did not report to either of the aforementioned entities.
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.