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Pilot of a small aircraft sel return to land with ATC emergency handling after the engine lost power 2 times during initial climb after takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 270514 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : myf |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1400 msl bound upper : 1400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : myf |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 270514 |
| 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 | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
The engine was difficult to start and took some time to warm up. The engine passed the magneto check during run up and all engine instruments read normal. Shortly after takeoff (200 ft AGL) the engine hiccupped. Power returned and then dropped again at about (500 ft AGL), then power returned again. We reported a rough running engine to ATC and were immediately cleared for any runway by the tower and the tower closed the airport until we were on the ground. No further loss of power was experienced after the decision was made to return to the airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A SMA SEL RETURN TO LAND WITH ATC EMER HANDLING AFTER THE ENG LOST PWR 2 TIMES DURING INITIAL CLB AFTER TKOF.
Narrative: THE ENG WAS DIFFICULT TO START AND TOOK SOME TIME TO WARM UP. THE ENG PASSED THE MAGNETO CHK DURING RUN UP AND ALL ENG INSTS READ NORMAL. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF (200 FT AGL) THE ENG HICCUPPED. PWR RETURNED AND THEN DROPPED AGAIN AT ABOUT (500 FT AGL), THEN PWR RETURNED AGAIN. WE RPTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENG TO ATC AND WERE IMMEDIATELY CLRED FOR ANY RWY BY THE TWR AND THE TWR CLOSED THE ARPT UNTIL WE WERE ON THE GND. NO FURTHER LOSS OF PWR WAS EXPERIENCED AFTER THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO THE ARPT.
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.