<< >> NASA ASRS Report 577467, March 2003

A small single engine high wing aircraft, on takeoff climb at 1400 ft, diverted due to engine failure. Cause unknown.

Attributes
ACN	577467
Time
Date	200303
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dnn.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 1400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1.9 flight time total : 1544 flight time type : 1432
ASRS Report	577467
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

The airplane checked out alright. Run-up checked out alright. Takeoff power normal. Climbed to 1400 ft MSL and was intending to continue climb to 1500 ft and leveloff when, without any warning and without any sound, the engine suddenly quit and went silent. I glanced around to see where I was in relation to the runway and, seeing that I had enough altitude, I turned back to the runway and landed without any problem. No damage at all to the airplane. At present, local mechanics are determining the nature of the problem. I could not restart the engine while in the air or when I landed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SMALL SINGLE ENG HIGH WING ACFT, ON TKOF CLB AT 1400 FT, DIVERTED DUE TO ENG FAILURE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

Narrative: THE AIRPLANE CHKED OUT ALRIGHT. RUN-UP CHKED OUT ALRIGHT. TKOF PWR NORMAL. CLBED TO 1400 FT MSL AND WAS INTENDING TO CONTINUE CLB TO 1500 FT AND LEVELOFF WHEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND WITHOUT ANY SOUND, THE ENG SUDDENLY QUIT AND WENT SILENT. I GLANCED AROUND TO SEE WHERE I WAS IN RELATION TO THE RWY AND, SEEING THAT I HAD ENOUGH ALT, I TURNED BACK TO THE RWY AND LANDED WITHOUT ANY PROB. NO DAMAGE AT ALL TO THE AIRPLANE. AT PRESENT, LCL MECHS ARE DETERMINING THE NATURE OF THE PROB. I COULD NOT RESTART THE ENG WHILE IN THE AIR OR WHEN I LANDED.

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.