<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1427371, February 2017

C172 instructor returned to land immediately after takeoff due to a rough running engine. A cracked cylinder head was discovered as the cause.

Attributes
ACN	1427371
Time
Date	201702
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Component
Aircraft Component	Cylinder
Person 1
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

After takeoff; engine began running rough resulting in rpm loss. Made a 180 degree turn under 1000 feet and attempted to make it to runway xxr; but was too high and had to move over to runway xxl. Caused by a cracked cylinder making the aircraft unable to climb and maintain altitude.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 instructor returned to land immediately after takeoff due to a rough running engine. A cracked cylinder head was discovered as the cause.

Narrative: After takeoff; engine began running rough resulting in rpm loss. Made a 180 degree turn under 1000 feet and attempted to make it to Runway XXR; but was too high and had to move over to Runway XXL. Caused by a cracked cylinder making the aircraft unable to climb and maintain altitude.

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.