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Training flight with newly purchased aircraft. Engine problem on takeoff, unable climb. Engine shutdown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 226855 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199211 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ful |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lgb |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff climbout : initial landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 4 |
| ASRS Report | 226855 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
First takeoff at controls of newly purchased aircraft (small transport). Previous owner in right seat. He commented on size of vertical fin and rudder in aircraft and that would feel different in flying. Cleared for takeoff, runway length 3100 ft. Applied power gradually so as not to overtemp and began takeoff roll. Rudder control seemed normal at first but as speed built, required more and more left rudder and then some left brake. Previous owner asked why I was applying brake, then took over rudder controls. By this time we were aware speed not building as it should but he thought due to me being on brakes. Approaching end of runway had no choice but to rotate with airspeed we had. By then we became aware that we may have an engine problem as 1 engine was surging and it was requiring maximum input of left rudder. Flew at 200-300 ft AGL for several mi. Gear retracted, but did not feather right propeller because we thought it was still producing some power. Turned toward long beach airport but started to lose altitude at which time we feathered right propeller and immediately started to climb 300-400 FPM. Landed at long beach airport without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TRAINING FLT WITH NEWLY PURCHASED ACFT. ENG PROBLEM ON TKOF, UNABLE CLB. ENG SHUTDOWN.
Narrative: FIRST TKOF AT CTLS OF NEWLY PURCHASED ACFT (SMT). PREVIOUS OWNER IN R SEAT. HE COMMENTED ON SIZE OF VERT FIN AND RUDDER IN ACFT AND THAT WOULD FEEL DIFFERENT IN FLYING. CLRED FOR TKOF, RWY LENGTH 3100 FT. APPLIED PWR GRADUALLY SO AS NOT TO OVERTEMP AND BEGAN TKOF ROLL. RUDDER CTL SEEMED NORMAL AT FIRST BUT AS SPD BUILT, REQUIRED MORE AND MORE L RUDDER AND THEN SOME L BRAKE. PREVIOUS OWNER ASKED WHY I WAS APPLYING BRAKE, THEN TOOK OVER RUDDER CTLS. BY THIS TIME WE WERE AWARE SPD NOT BUILDING AS IT SHOULD BUT HE THOUGHT DUE TO ME BEING ON BRAKES. APCHING END OF RWY HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ROTATE WITH AIRSPD WE HAD. BY THEN WE BECAME AWARE THAT WE MAY HAVE AN ENG PROBLEM AS 1 ENG WAS SURGING AND IT WAS REQUIRING MAX INPUT OF L RUDDER. FLEW AT 200-300 FT AGL FOR SEVERAL MI. GEAR RETRACTED, BUT DID NOT FEATHER R PROP BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS STILL PRODUCING SOME PWR. TURNED TOWARD LONG BEACH ARPT BUT STARTED TO LOSE ALT AT WHICH TIME WE FEATHERED R PROP AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO CLB 300-400 FPM. LANDED AT LONG BEACH ARPT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.