<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1185885, July 2014

A C414 pilot secured an abnormally running engine after takeoff and returned to the departure airport but did not declare an emergency.

Attributes
ACN	1185885
Time
Date	201407
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	Chancellor 414A / C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 1800
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown

Narrative:

After experiencing some abnormal engine parameters I turned back toward my departure airport. As a precaution I secured the left engine in flight. On about a 5 mile final tower asked me to do a 360 to follow another aircraft. I informed them unable due to being on a single engine. I did not feel there was any danger or need for emergency vehicles upon landing and therefore no need to declare an emergency. However; I did not want to engage in any unnecessary maneuvering.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C414 pilot secured an abnormally running engine after takeoff and returned to the departure airport but did not declare an emergency.

Narrative: After experiencing some abnormal engine parameters I turned back toward my departure airport. As a precaution I secured the left engine in flight. On about a 5 mile final Tower asked me to do a 360 to follow another aircraft. I informed them unable due to being on a single engine. I did not feel there was any danger or need for emergency vehicles upon landing and therefore no need to declare an emergency. However; I did not want to engage in any unnecessary maneuvering.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.