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C172 flight instructor reports engine failure during departure. Reporter took control from student; declared an emergency; and was able to glide back to a taxiway landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 838173 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Reciprocating Engine Assembly |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6 Flight Crew Total 320 Flight Crew Type 270 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We had taken off and were departing to the east on a right downwind when I noticed RPM loss abeam the numbers. I took control from my student and attempted a mixture control adjustment. The airplane lost most of its power and began shaking very violently. I immediately declared an emergency and was cleared to land back to the runway but had to inform tower I wouldn't make the runway but could make the parallel taxiway. I was then cleared to land on the taxiway and did so with no problems. I have no idea why the engine acted as it did.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 flight instructor reports engine failure during departure. Reporter took control from student; declared an emergency; and was able to glide back to a taxiway landing.
Narrative: We had taken off and were departing to the east on a right downwind when I noticed RPM loss abeam the numbers. I took control from my student and attempted a mixture control adjustment. The airplane lost most of its power and began shaking very violently. I immediately declared an emergency and was cleared to land back to the runway but had to inform tower I wouldn't make the runway but could make the parallel taxiway. I was then cleared to land on the taxiway and did so with no problems. I have no idea why the engine acted as it did.
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.