Engine loses power on takeoff, private pilot lands straight ahead.

Attributes
ACN	223857
Time
Date	199210
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dab
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dab tower : mco
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 129 flight time type : 33
ASRS Report	223857
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The problem occurred after preflight and pretkof checks, in which everything was fine, all system were ok. After clearance from tower, I proceeded to start my takeoff. Approximately 10 seconds after liftoff, power was lost. At this time I immediately 'pushed' the nose over in order to land on the remainder of the runway (34). I notified the tower, of both my problem and my intentions. I landed the plane without any problems and rolled off to the last taxiway. The aircraft and I were not hurt or damaged in anyway. I believe that the problem stemmed from a drain valve that had opened up, which may have allowed for a loss in fuel pressure. I did check all the valves during my preflight inspection and nothing was leaking. I also checked fuel pressure on both 'runup' and takeoff and both were noted as being fine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG LOSES PWR ON TKOF, PRIVATE PLT LANDS STRAIGHT AHEAD.

Narrative: THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER PREFLT AND PRETKOF CHKS, IN WHICH EVERYTHING WAS FINE, ALL SYS WERE OK. AFTER CLRNC FROM TWR, I PROCEEDED TO START MY TKOF. APPROX 10 SECONDS AFTER LIFTOFF, PWR WAS LOST. AT THIS TIME I IMMEDIATELY 'PUSHED' THE NOSE OVER IN ORDER TO LAND ON THE REMAINDER OF THE RWY (34). I NOTIFIED THE TWR, OF BOTH MY PROBLEM AND MY INTENTIONS. I LANDED THE PLANE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AND ROLLED OFF TO THE LAST TAXIWAY. THE ACFT AND I WERE NOT HURT OR DAMAGED IN ANYWAY. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM A DRAIN VALVE THAT HAD OPENED UP, WHICH MAY HAVE ALLOWED FOR A LOSS IN FUEL PRESSURE. I DID CHK ALL THE VALVES DURING MY PREFLT INSPECTION AND NOTHING WAS LEAKING. I ALSO CHKED FUEL PRESSURE ON BOTH 'RUNUP' AND TKOF AND BOTH WERE NOTED AS BEING FINE.

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.