J3 cub has engine failure just after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	321363
Time
Date	199511
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : c52
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	J3 Cub
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 9
ASRS Report	321363
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was the rear seat pilot of a J3 cub receiving tailwheel training from a CFI. The air temperature was 30 degrees F with areas of rain and snow in the vicinity but none at the airport. A proper thorough preflight inspection was performed. After the cold engine was started (hand propped) a run-up was performed while the aircraft was taxied. Takeoff roll was commenced from a mid-runway intersection into a 15 KT direct headwind. Because the engine was running poorly without carburetor heat, carburetor heat was applied during the early takeoff roll, then removed. The engine ran smoothly and rotation was normal. Climb performance was normal. At approximately 200 ft AGL the engine abruptly failed. Carburetor heat was immediately applied. The engine never restarted. The aircraft was over the departure end of the runway. Trees ahead precluded straight ahead landing. A 180 degree right turn was made and the aircraft was landed smoothly without damage or injury in a snow covered plowed field parallel to the runway. Control was maintained and obstacles avoided, despite the downwind landing and lack of options due to low altitude and poor glide ratio of the J3, carburetor icing caused the engine failure. Contributing problems: quick run-up while taxiing, not using entire available runway for takeoff, timing of removing carburetor heat. Other factors: good fortune!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: J3 CUB HAS ENG FAILURE JUST AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: I WAS THE REAR SEAT PLT OF A J3 CUB RECEIVING TAILWHEEL TRAINING FROM A CFI. THE AIR TEMP WAS 30 DEGS F WITH AREAS OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE VICINITY BUT NONE AT THE ARPT. A PROPER THOROUGH PREFLT INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE COLD ENG WAS STARTED (HAND PROPPED) A RUN-UP WAS PERFORMED WHILE THE ACFT WAS TAXIED. TKOF ROLL WAS COMMENCED FROM A MID-RWY INTXN INTO A 15 KT DIRECT HEADWIND. BECAUSE THE ENG WAS RUNNING POORLY WITHOUT CARB HEAT, CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED DURING THE EARLY TKOF ROLL, THEN REMOVED. THE ENG RAN SMOOTHLY AND ROTATION WAS NORMAL. CLB PERFORMANCE WAS NORMAL. AT APPROX 200 FT AGL THE ENG ABRUPTLY FAILED. CARB HEAT WAS IMMEDIATELY APPLIED. THE ENG NEVER RESTARTED. THE ACFT WAS OVER THE DEP END OF THE RWY. TREES AHEAD PRECLUDED STRAIGHT AHEAD LNDG. A 180 DEG R TURN WAS MADE AND THE ACFT WAS LANDED SMOOTHLY WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY IN A SNOW COVERED PLOWED FIELD PARALLEL TO THE RWY. CTL WAS MAINTAINED AND OBSTACLES AVOIDED, DESPITE THE DOWNWIND LNDG AND LACK OF OPTIONS DUE TO LOW ALT AND POOR GLIDE RATIO OF THE J3, CARB ICING CAUSED THE ENG FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING PROBS: QUICK RUN-UP WHILE TAXIING, NOT USING ENTIRE AVAILABLE RWY FOR TKOF, TIMING OF REMOVING CARB HEAT. OTHER FACTORS: GOOD FORTUNE!

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.