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The flight instructor and student experienced a rough engine shortly after takeoff on the instrument training flight. They requested and received prompt handling for their return to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 326981 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 326981 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Takeoff normal, no problems. At 1000 ft MSL engine started to run rough, applied carburetor heat. At 1800 ft MSL engine started to miss. Notified departure control, engine running rough, applied carburetor heat, requested return to metropolitan for landing. Level at 2000 ft MSL full power maintaining altitude. Departure gave me several heading changes. Departure handed me off to dtw tower 135.00. Engine still running rough. Dtw tower gave me several heading changes. Still maintaining altitude with full power. Dtw tower asked if I am declaring an emergency. I declined to declare an emergency. Dtw tower cleared me to land runway 21R. Maintained a high approach, landed without incident. Maintenance department is diagnosing engine problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH ENG SHORTLY AFTER TKOF ON THE INST TRAINING FLT. THEY REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PROMPT HANDLING FOR THEIR RETURN TO LAND.
Narrative: TKOF NORMAL, NO PROBS. AT 1000 FT MSL ENG STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, APPLIED CARB HEAT. AT 1800 FT MSL ENG STARTED TO MISS. NOTIFIED DEP CTL, ENG RUNNING ROUGH, APPLIED CARB HEAT, REQUESTED RETURN TO METRO FOR LNDG. LEVEL AT 2000 FT MSL FULL PWR MAINTAINING ALT. DEP GAVE ME SEVERAL HDG CHANGES. DEP HANDED ME OFF TO DTW TWR 135.00. ENG STILL RUNNING ROUGH. DTW TWR GAVE ME SEVERAL HDG CHANGES. STILL MAINTAINING ALT WITH FULL PWR. DTW TWR ASKED IF I AM DECLARING AN EMER. I DECLINED TO DECLARE AN EMER. DTW TWR CLRED ME TO LAND RWY 21R. MAINTAINED A HIGH APCH, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT DEPT IS DIAGNOSING ENG PROB.
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.