Engine failure in C150 forces banner towing aircraft to land on the runway straight ahead.

Attributes
ACN	274566
Time
Date	199406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 5g9
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 310 flight time type : 11
ASRS Report	274566
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 144 flight time total : 2249 flight time type : 322
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Started towing the first banner at XX00 am. All instruments read in the green during towing. At xyam I dropped the banner and re-entered the traffic pattern to pick up the second banner. All instruments read in the green with the oil temperature at 190. After picking up the second banner, during climb out, the engine failed to operate approximately 100 ft off the ground. Nosing the aircraft over to maintain airspeed, I landed on the runway. I then found out that the aircraft was not legally certified for car gas after I was told it was. Date: jun/xx/94. Conditions: sunny, upper 90's. Time: AB00 pm EST. Place: toledo suburban. Problem: engine failure during climb out. Possible cause: vapor lock. Aircraft: 150J/150J with car gas. Supplemental information from acn 274569: C150J was being operated on car gas without completed forms and waiver for car gas. Engine stopped on low pass. Pilot was forced to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FAILURE IN C150 FORCES BANNER TOWING ACFT TO LAND ON THE RWY STRAIGHT AHEAD.

Narrative: STARTED TOWING THE FIRST BANNER AT XX00 AM. ALL INSTS READ IN THE GREEN DURING TOWING. AT XYAM I DROPPED THE BANNER AND RE-ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN TO PICK UP THE SECOND BANNER. ALL INSTS READ IN THE GREEN WITH THE OIL TEMP AT 190. AFTER PICKING UP THE SECOND BANNER, DURING CLBOUT, THE ENG FAILED TO OPERATE APPROX 100 FT OFF THE GND. NOSING THE ACFT OVER TO MAINTAIN AIRSPD, I LANDED ON THE RWY. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT LEGALLY CERTIFIED FOR CAR GAS AFTER I WAS TOLD IT WAS. DATE: JUN/XX/94. CONDITIONS: SUNNY, UPPER 90'S. TIME: AB00 PM EST. PLACE: TOLEDO SUBURBAN. PROB: ENG FAILURE DURING CLBOUT. POSSIBLE CAUSE: VAPOR LOCK. ACFT: 150J/150J WITH CAR GAS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 274569: C150J WAS BEING OPERATED ON CAR GAS WITHOUT COMPLETED FORMS AND WAIVER FOR CAR GAS. ENG STOPPED ON LOW PASS. PLT WAS FORCED TO LAND.

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.