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GA small aircraft pilot declared an emergency when the engine started to fail during climb out from pdk.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 146661 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199005 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdk |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pdk tracon : iad |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 146661 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Just after takeoff I momentarily retarded the mixture control partially and inadvertently, causing me to believe for a moment that the engine was failing. I announced 'mayday, mayday' and turned back to the airport before I corrected the problem and continued the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA PLT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO FAIL DURING CLIMB OUT FROM PDK.
Narrative: JUST AFTER TKOF I MOMENTARILY RETARDED THE MIXTURE CTL PARTIALLY AND INADVERTENTLY, CAUSING ME TO BELIEVE FOR A MOMENT THAT THE ENG WAS FAILING. I ANNOUNCED 'MAYDAY, MAYDAY' AND TURNED BACK TO THE ARPT BEFORE I CORRECTED THE PROB AND CONTINUED THE FLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.