Small aircraft engine blows a jug, quick turn and land on other runway.

Attributes
ACN	246349
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lit
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 250 agl bound upper : 250
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lit
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	246349
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Departed lit runway 18. At approximately 250 ft AGL, piston went through case of #2 cylinder. Oil on windscreen. Began immediate left turn towards airport, airspeed 120 KTS. Landed power off runway 4. Tower had just advised contact departure. Advised tower of problem and intention to land. Reaction was automatic due to training. Any delay would have resulted in off airport landing. Small aircraft aircraft and engine with 220 hours since major overhaul. No prior indication of problem. Moral: train, practice and be ready.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ENG BLOWS A JUG, QUICK TURN AND LAND ON OTHER RWY.

Narrative: DEPARTED LIT RWY 18. AT APPROX 250 FT AGL, PISTON WENT THROUGH CASE OF #2 CYLINDER. OIL ON WINDSCREEN. BEGAN IMMEDIATE L TURN TOWARDS ARPT, AIRSPD 120 KTS. LANDED PWR OFF RWY 4. TWR HAD JUST ADVISED CONTACT DEP. ADVISED TWR OF PROB AND INTENTION TO LAND. REACTION WAS AUTOMATIC DUE TO TRAINING. ANY DELAY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN OFF ARPT LNDG. SMA ACFT AND ENG WITH 220 HRS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL. NO PRIOR INDICATION OF PROB. MORAL: TRAIN, PRACTICE AND BE READY.

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.