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A C-180 pilot suffered a loss of power shortly after takeoff that responded positively to the application of carburetor heat.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 868246 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201001 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FLX.Airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 180 Skywagon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 2500 Flight Crew Type 15 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
The engine was making normal power and did so from run up until about 45 seconds after takeoff. We had made a left hand turn to practice some touch and goes when the engine RPM reduced along with the egt. Carb heat was applied and the engine slowly began to regain RPM as I continued to head towards a known field and preplanned engine out site during takeoff. As the engine RPM spooled back up I allowed the airspeed to build up and at about 300 ft AGL; I climbed back to 1500 AGL. I went back to the airport and executed 3 normal touch and goes with no issues. Attributed the loss of RPM to carb ice and was glad I had preplanned landing sites in the back of my head during an actual event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C-180 pilot suffered a loss of power shortly after takeoff that responded positively to the application of carburetor heat.
Narrative: The engine was making normal power and did so from run up until about 45 seconds after takeoff. We had made a left hand turn to practice some touch and goes when the engine RPM reduced along with the EGT. Carb heat was applied and the engine slowly began to regain RPM as I continued to head towards a known field and preplanned engine out site during takeoff. As the engine RPM spooled back up I allowed the airspeed to build up and at about 300 FT AGL; I climbed back to 1500 AGL. I went back to the airport and executed 3 normal touch and goes with no issues. Attributed the loss of RPM to carb ice and was glad I had preplanned landing sites in the back of my head during an actual event.
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.