EA300L pilot reported returning to departure airport after the engine began running rough shortly af...

Attributes
ACN	1567266
Time
Date	201808
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	Extra 200/300 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 110 Flight Crew Total 7400 Flight Crew Type 450
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff engine started sputtering and running rough. I informed ATC of my need and intentions to return to the airport for landing. ATC acknowledged and cleared me on [a runway]. During the turn I asked for [a different runway]. ATC complied with my request and instructed airplanes on final to go around. I landed with no further complications and taxied back to the ramp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EA300L pilot reported returning to departure airport after the engine began running rough shortly after takeoff.

Narrative: Shortly after takeoff engine started sputtering and running rough. I informed ATC of my need and intentions to return to the airport for landing. ATC acknowledged and cleared me on [a runway]. During the turn I asked for [a different runway]. ATC complied with my request and instructed airplanes on final to go around. I landed with no further complications and taxied back to the ramp.

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.