<< >> NASA ASRS Report 415920, September 1998

Pilot of an small aircraft has engine power loss just after takeoff. He is able to circle and land on runway. Gear collapsed after touchdown.

Attributes
ACN	415920
Time
Date	199809
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : plk
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 1312 flight time type : 21
ASRS Report	415920
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
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
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After normal runup and takeoff, aircraft lost power (in steps). With engine maintaining partial power, pilot was able to maintain control until over runway and turning to land on runway. Aircraft contacted runway with gear down, but right main and nose gear collapsed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA HAS ENG PWR LOSS JUST AFTER TKOF. HE IS ABLE TO CIRCLE AND LAND ON RWY. GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

Narrative: AFTER NORMAL RUNUP AND TKOF, ACFT LOST PWR (IN STEPS). WITH ENG MAINTAINING PARTIAL PWR, PLT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CTL UNTIL OVER RWY AND TURNING TO LAND ON RWY. ACFT CONTACTED RWY WITH GEAR DOWN, BUT R MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

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.