An small aircraft pilot landed successfully on the runway after a takeoff engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	238630
Time
Date	199304
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gmu
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gmu
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 152 flight time type : 142
ASRS Report	238630
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon takeoff of runway 36 at approximately 600 ft AGL, my engine sputtered, then quit. Declared immediate emergency, squawked 7700 and received clearance to land on any hard surface on airport. Did restart checklist. Engine caught approximately 100 ft AGL, climbed a few hundred ft and made a shallow 180 degree left turn back to runway 18 and landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT LANDED SUCCESSFULLY ON THE RWY AFTER A TKOF ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: UPON TKOF OF RWY 36 AT APPROX 600 FT AGL, MY ENG SPUTTERED, THEN QUIT. DECLARED IMMEDIATE EMER, SQUAWKED 7700 AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO LAND ON ANY HARD SURFACE ON ARPT. DID RESTART CHKLIST. ENG CAUGHT APPROX 100 FT AGL, CLBED A FEW HUNDRED FT AND MADE A SHALLOW 180 DEG L TURN BACK TO RWY 18 AND LANDED WITHOUT 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.