Narrative:

Discussion: I was making lndgs (to a full stop) on runway 19. On the third takeoff; the aircraft was not able to make climbing airspeed vx or vy and was stabilizing at approximately 55 KTS. Passenger (a licensed pilot) was handling the radios while I flew the aircraft. Passenger stated over the tower frequency that we had an emergency; were making a teardrop; and returning to runway 10 (the downwind runway). I made the landing downwind with no further problem. Cause: full flaps were stuck in the down position in spite of the fact that the flap lever was in the up position. This caused an inability to climb at the prescribed airspeed. Correction: 1) flap position must be visually checked (if possible) during the post-landing; pre-takeoff; and emergency checklist. 2) flap position must be checked when aircraft flies off the ground by itself prior to achieving rotation speed. 3) flap position must be checked when aircraft is not achieving appropriate climb airspeed. 4) PIC should be the one to call an emergency. In this case; the PIC did not consider this an emergency. However; when the emergency was called; it had to be handled as such.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 FLAPS WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TKOF. PAX OBSERVER DECLARED EMER TO ATC AND PLT FLEW A TEARDROP PATTERN TO LAND DOWNWIND.

Narrative: DISCUSSION: I WAS MAKING LNDGS (TO A FULL STOP) ON RWY 19. ON THE THIRD TKOF; THE ACFT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE CLBING AIRSPD VX OR VY AND WAS STABILIZING AT APPROX 55 KTS. PAX (A LICENSED PLT) WAS HANDLING THE RADIOS WHILE I FLEW THE ACFT. PAX STATED OVER THE TWR FREQ THAT WE HAD AN EMER; WERE MAKING A TEARDROP; AND RETURNING TO RWY 10 (THE DOWNWIND RWY). I MADE THE LNDG DOWNWIND WITH NO FURTHER PROB. CAUSE: FULL FLAPS WERE STUCK IN THE DOWN POS IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE FLAP LEVER WAS IN THE UP POS. THIS CAUSED AN INABILITY TO CLB AT THE PRESCRIBED AIRSPD. CORRECTION: 1) FLAP POS MUST BE VISUALLY CHKED (IF POSSIBLE) DURING THE POST-LNDG; PRE-TKOF; AND EMER CHKLIST. 2) FLAP POS MUST BE CHKED WHEN ACFT FLIES OFF THE GND BY ITSELF PRIOR TO ACHIEVING ROTATION SPD. 3) FLAP POS MUST BE CHKED WHEN ACFT IS NOT ACHIEVING APPROPRIATE CLB AIRSPD. 4) PIC SHOULD BE THE ONE TO CALL AN EMER. IN THIS CASE; THE PIC DID NOT CONSIDER THIS AN EMER. HOWEVER; WHEN THE EMER WAS CALLED; IT HAD TO BE HANDLED AS SUCH.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.