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C172 instructor pilot discovers that her aircraft will not climb after rotation. The aircraft is placed back on the runway and the takeoff rejected. A business jet is allowed to land while this is occurring.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1097272 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201306 |
| 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 | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine Borescope Plug |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 900 Flight Crew Type 800 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was with a student ready to go for a lesson. We were holding short of runway [4;400 ft remaining] at the intersection. We got a 'no delay' takeoff clearance as there was a business jet on 3 mile final. I took the flight controls from the student; accepted the clearance and proceeded to takeoff immediately. The airplane accelerated uneventfully to rotation speed and I rotated. Our wheels left the ground; but the plane did not climb out of ground effect as it normally does even though we were at normal climb attitude and airspeed. As the end of the runway was approaching fast and the plane still seemed unable to climb; I decided in the interest of safety to abort the takeoff and land straight ahead. I was able to stop the plane just barely before the end of the pavement. At that point I told tower that I was still on the runway and that I needed to get off. I heard that the business jet had landed and they got instructed to roll to A9 and get off. Tower instructed me to get off using my choice of either A11 or B10. I turned the airplane around and taxied to A11. I left the runway at that point.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 instructor pilot discovers that her aircraft will not climb after rotation. The aircraft is placed back on the runway and the takeoff rejected. A business jet is allowed to land while this is occurring.
Narrative: I was with a student ready to go for a lesson. We were holding short of runway [4;400 FT remaining] at the intersection. We got a 'no delay' takeoff clearance as there was a business jet on 3 mile final. I took the flight controls from the student; accepted the clearance and proceeded to takeoff immediately. The airplane accelerated uneventfully to rotation speed and I rotated. Our wheels left the ground; but the plane did not climb out of ground effect as it normally does even though we were at normal climb attitude and airspeed. As the end of the runway was approaching fast and the plane still seemed unable to climb; I decided in the interest of safety to abort the takeoff and land straight ahead. I was able to stop the plane just barely before the end of the pavement. At that point I told Tower that I was still on the runway and that I needed to get off. I heard that the business jet had landed and they got instructed to roll to A9 and get off. Tower instructed me to get off using my choice of either A11 or B10. I turned the airplane around and taxied to A11. I left the runway at that point.
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.