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Pilot of light sport aircraft reported engine problems after takeoff resulted in a return to the field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1613418 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| 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 | Light Sport Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12 Flight Crew Total 4518 Flight Crew Type 1039 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was over departure end of runway when engine lost power and was running very rough. Coincidentally; at that point; tower told me to change to departure; but I said I needed to stay with tower and return to land. I entered a right down wind to [departure] runway; and we agreed I would land on [another runway] since I was already in a right base to the closer runway. Tower asked if I wanted to [advise ATC]. Since engine was still very rough and I had no idea what it would do next; I answered that yes; I was [advising]. Tower cleared me to land; and I did. Crash trucks arrived; and their crews assured me that there was no fire; no smoke and no leaking fluids. I started the engine again; taxied to the ramp; tied the airplane down and left it there until I could get a qualified mechanic to look at the engine. An FAA licensed mechanic met me at the airplane [three days after]; and after several tests; disassembled the left carburetor and discovered a severely clogged jet. He cleaned the jet; reassembled the carb and engine ran normally. I flew it back to home airport that afternoon.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot of light sport aircraft reported engine problems after takeoff resulted in a return to the field.
Narrative: I was over departure end of runway when engine lost power and was running VERY rough. Coincidentally; at that point; Tower told me to change to Departure; but I said I needed to stay with Tower and return to land. I entered a right down wind to [departure] runway; and we agreed I would land on [another runway] since I was already in a right base to the closer runway. Tower asked if I wanted to [advise ATC]. Since engine was still VERY rough and I had no idea what it would do next; I answered that yes; I was [advising]. Tower cleared me to land; and I did. Crash trucks arrived; and their crews assured me that there was no fire; no smoke and no leaking fluids. I started the engine again; taxied to the ramp; tied the airplane down and left it there until I could get a qualified mechanic to look at the engine. An FAA licensed mechanic met me at the airplane [three days after]; and after several tests; disassembled the left carburetor and discovered a severely clogged jet. He cleaned the jet; reassembled the carb and engine ran normally. I flew it back to home airport that afternoon.
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.