Immediately after takeoff small aircraft has engine failure. Emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	201846
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 21t
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 85 flight time total : 595 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	201846
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Immediately after takeoff (approximately 300 ft) the engine began to lose RPM's. After ensuring full throttle and mixture settings I started a gentle turn to the left for a landing in a suitable field. Before takeoff I had completed a full preflight check of the aircraft. This check included a review of the full quantity and quality. While fuel quantity was low, both tanks had plenty of fuel to make my destination. I was heading to TO2 to top off tanks for an up coming flight lesson. All fuel samples were free of contaminates. After lndgs the tanks were checked, the right tank had the same quantity as before takeoff while the left tank showed no fuel. Fuel samples were obtained from both tanks and showed no contaminants. It is my belief that the fuel line from the right tank was clogged and the plane was flying on only the left tank. No damage to the aircraft or injuries to the sole occupant.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF SMA HAS ENG FAILURE. EMER LNDG.

Narrative: IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF (APPROX 300 FT) THE ENG BEGAN TO LOSE RPM'S. AFTER ENSURING FULL THROTTLE AND MIXTURE SETTINGS I STARTED A GENTLE TURN TO THE L FOR A LNDG IN A SUITABLE FIELD. BEFORE TKOF I HAD COMPLETED A FULL PREFLT CHK OF THE ACFT. THIS CHK INCLUDED A REVIEW OF THE FULL QUANTITY AND QUALITY. WHILE FUEL QUANTITY WAS LOW, BOTH TANKS HAD PLENTY OF FUEL TO MAKE MY DEST. I WAS HDG TO TO2 TO TOP OFF TANKS FOR AN UP COMING FLT LESSON. ALL FUEL SAMPLES WERE FREE OF CONTAMINATES. AFTER LNDGS THE TANKS WERE CHKED, THE R TANK HAD THE SAME QUANTITY AS BEFORE TKOF WHILE THE L TANK SHOWED NO FUEL. FUEL SAMPLES WERE OBTAINED FROM BOTH TANKS AND SHOWED NO CONTAMINANTS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE FUEL LINE FROM THE R TANK WAS CLOGGED AND THE PLANE WAS FLYING ON ONLY THE L TANK. NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.