SR20 pilot reported returning to departure airport after experiencing high cylinder head temperature...

Attributes
ACN	1407376
Time
Date	201612
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	SR20
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Component
Aircraft Component	Cylinder Head Temperature
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Upon takeoff; cht #5 rapidly climbed into the yellow and kept climbing. I kept the mixture full forward; the fuel pump on boost; and lowered the nose to try to cool the engine; however it stayed hot. I immediately contacted approach and told them that I needed to return to the airport and my engine was reading hot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SR20 pilot reported returning to departure airport after experiencing high cylinder head temperature after takeoff.

Narrative: Upon takeoff; CHT #5 rapidly climbed into the yellow and kept climbing. I kept the mixture full forward; the fuel pump on boost; and lowered the nose to try to cool the engine; however it stayed hot. I immediately contacted Approach and told them that I needed to return to the airport and my engine was reading hot.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.