Pilot of an small aircraft twin turboprop return land right after takeoff due to an overheat bleed a...

Attributes
ACN	310927
Time
Date	199507
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mgm
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mgm
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	PA-31T Cheyenne II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	310927
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 12000
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 other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft nxxxx emergency landing after takeoff due to right engine overheat warning. Tower/approach control coordination lacking due to crew busy with possible fire at liftoff. Note: aircraft ok, crew ok. Crew needs help not hindrance in closed pattern, ie, workload high due to overheat warning in pattern. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he had put out the warning light before landing by shutting off both engine bleeds and retarding the engine with the warning light. He did not go as directed by the tower to departure control since he needed to return land at once. There was never an exact cause for the overheating condition. It was assumed to be caused by the hot day. It has not reacted this way again. He stated that he does a lot of training in this aircraft. He was operating a piper PA31T, cheyenne ii aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA TWIN TURBOPROP RETURN LAND RIGHT AFTER TKOF DUE TO AN OVERHEAT BLEED AIR WARNING LIGHT.

Narrative: ACFT NXXXX EMER LNDG AFTER TKOF DUE TO R ENG OVERHEAT WARNING. TWR/APCH CTL COORD LACKING DUE TO CREW BUSY WITH POSSIBLE FIRE AT LIFTOFF. NOTE: ACFT OK, CREW OK. CREW NEEDS HELP NOT HINDRANCE IN CLOSED PATTERN, IE, WORKLOAD HIGH DUE TO OVERHEAT WARNING IN PATTERN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE HAD PUT OUT THE WARNING LIGHT BEFORE LNDG BY SHUTTING OFF BOTH ENG BLEEDS AND RETARDING THE ENG WITH THE WARNING LIGHT. HE DID NOT GO AS DIRECTED BY THE TWR TO DEP CTL SINCE HE NEEDED TO RETURN LAND AT ONCE. THERE WAS NEVER AN EXACT CAUSE FOR THE OVERHEATING CONDITION. IT WAS ASSUMED TO BE CAUSED BY THE HOT DAY. IT HAS NOT REACTED THIS WAY AGAIN. HE STATED THAT HE DOES A LOT OF TRAINING IN THIS ACFT. HE WAS OPERATING A PIPER PA31T, CHEYENNE II ACFT.

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.

Pilot of an small aircraft twin turboprop return land right after takeoff due to an overheat bleed air warning light.