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Pilot of an sel small aircraft during an IFR departure climb diverted to land after the engine was losing power and he noticed the cylinder head and oil temperature exceeding redline. In addition, after landing at the diversion airport, he forgot to contact tower before taxiing in to parking.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 429498 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ads.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d10.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 429498 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : taxiway non adherence : far non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On climb out from ads, cleared from 4000 ft to 7000 ft, both cylinder head temperature and oil temperature exceeded redline. Stopped climb and reduced power, leveled off, and departure (feb/xa/99) was giving out rapid fire instructions in busy class B airspace. Seemed like it took forever to break in. Requested vectors to dal and explained problem. Controller didn't get it and criticized me for not climbing to 7000 ft. Finally I got it through that I had a real problem. Then he worked it out for me to go straight to dal. Landing was ok. I was developing power at reduced power ok. On rollout, tower handed me off to ground. I was very preoccupied with these events, and concerned that my engine could seize, and forgot to call ground. Fortunately, I had set ground in my #2 and heard ground calling me. Safety was not compromised. But my mistake caused by my preoccupation now makes me realize that the departure controller, who had his hands full too, was doing the best he could.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SEL SMA DURING AN IFR DEP CLB DIVERTED TO LAND AFTER THE ENG WAS LOSING PWR AND HE NOTICED THE CYLINDER HEAD AND OIL TEMP EXCEEDING REDLINE. IN ADDITION, AFTER LNDG AT THE DIVERSION ARPT, HE FORGOT TO CONTACT TWR BEFORE TAXIING IN TO PARKING.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT FROM ADS, CLRED FROM 4000 FT TO 7000 FT, BOTH CYLINDER HEAD TEMP AND OIL TEMP EXCEEDED REDLINE. STOPPED CLB AND REDUCED PWR, LEVELED OFF, AND DEP (FEB/XA/99) WAS GIVING OUT RAPID FIRE INSTRUCTIONS IN BUSY CLASS B AIRSPACE. SEEMED LIKE IT TOOK FOREVER TO BREAK IN. REQUESTED VECTORS TO DAL AND EXPLAINED PROB. CTLR DIDN'T GET IT AND CRITICIZED ME FOR NOT CLBING TO 7000 FT. FINALLY I GOT IT THROUGH THAT I HAD A REAL PROB. THEN HE WORKED IT OUT FOR ME TO GO STRAIGHT TO DAL. LNDG WAS OK. I WAS DEVELOPING PWR AT REDUCED PWR OK. ON ROLLOUT, TWR HANDED ME OFF TO GND. I WAS VERY PREOCCUPIED WITH THESE EVENTS, AND CONCERNED THAT MY ENG COULD SEIZE, AND FORGOT TO CALL GND. FORTUNATELY, I HAD SET GND IN MY #2 AND HEARD GND CALLING ME. SAFETY WAS NOT COMPROMISED. BUT MY MISTAKE CAUSED BY MY PREOCCUPATION NOW MAKES ME REALIZE THAT THE DEP CTLR, WHO HAD HIS HANDS FULL TOO, WAS DOING THE BEST HE COULD.
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.