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PA28-235 suffers partial power loss shortly after takeoff. Returns to land opposite direction at departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 832019 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28R Cherokee Arrow All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 4 Flight Crew Total 565 Flight Crew Type 382 |
Narrative:
Accelerated; rotated and began slow climb out from runway xx (7;000 ft length). At approximately 800 ft AGL; experienced significant reduction in engine power. Power was not completely lost. Established glide; executed emergency procedures (tanks; e-pump; mixture; throttle; magnetos). With 800 ft AGL; and better than 90 KTS airspeed; simultaneously began turn back toward airport. Full power restored within a few seconds. Despite full power; contacted ATC anyway during turn; declared emergency based on loss of power; requested immediate landing on runway xy (reciprocal of runway xx). ATC cleared immediate landing successful landing; with rollout and taxi clear of active runway. Airport personnel responded with emergency equipment; and followed plane to ramp. Successful engine shutdown. Emergency crew assisted with inspection to confirm no fire. Fuel on board estimated at 3 hours 30 minutes of 7 total hours duration: left tip = 03 of 17 gallons. Left main = 15 of 25 gallons; right main = 15 of 25 gallons. Right tip = 10 of 17 gallons. After taxiing to the ramp; all tanks were filled; and a sustained; uninterrupted; full throttle run-up was completed for 10 minutes. No reduction in power was observed; but engine sounded much better than during previous run-up prior to takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA28-235 suffers partial power loss shortly after takeoff. Returns to land opposite direction at departure airport.
Narrative: Accelerated; rotated and began slow climb out from Runway XX (7;000 FT length). At approximately 800 FT AGL; experienced significant reduction in engine power. Power was not completely lost. Established glide; executed emergency procedures (tanks; e-pump; mixture; throttle; magnetos). With 800 FT AGL; and better than 90 KTS airspeed; simultaneously began turn back toward airport. Full power restored within a few seconds. Despite full power; contacted ATC anyway during turn; declared emergency based on loss of power; requested immediate landing on Runway XY (reciprocal of Runway XX). ATC cleared immediate landing successful landing; with rollout and taxi clear of active runway. Airport personnel responded with emergency equipment; and followed plane to ramp. Successful engine shutdown. Emergency crew assisted with inspection to confirm no fire. Fuel on board estimated at 3 hours 30 minutes of 7 total hours duration: Left Tip = 03 of 17 gallons. Left Main = 15 of 25 gallons; Right Main = 15 of 25 gallons. Right Tip = 10 of 17 gallons. After taxiing to the ramp; all tanks were filled; and a sustained; uninterrupted; full throttle run-up was completed for 10 minutes. No reduction in power was observed; but engine sounded much better than during previous run-up prior to takeoff.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.