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Cirrus SR20 pilot reported returning to departure airport after experiencing high cylinder head temperature. While subsequently attempting to cool the engine; ATC issued a low altitude alert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1646322 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201905 |
| 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 | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I took off in a cirrus sr-20. On climb out at 450 feet cht (cylinder head temperature) #1 shot up into the red with a temperature of 500 degrees fahrenheit. I lowered the nose and reduced power to attempt to cool the engine down. After 30 seconds the cht temperature started decreasing and went into the green. ATC issued a low altitude alert and asked about the slow climb rate. At the time all instruments were reading normal so I then slowly added some power and started a climb at 500ft/m. Approximately 45 secs later cht was reading 500 degrees fahrenheit again. I then asked to return to [departure airport]. At this time I also noticed a burning smell in the cockpit. I kept power level around 50% to maintain 700ft and proceeded to land.suggestions: if I was in this situation again I would have immediately asked to return the first time a cht read in the red.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cirrus SR20 pilot reported returning to departure airport after experiencing high cylinder head temperature. While subsequently attempting to cool the engine; ATC issued a low altitude alert.
Narrative: I took off in a Cirrus SR-20. On climb out at 450 feet CHT (Cylinder Head Temperature) #1 shot up into the red with a temperature of 500 degrees Fahrenheit. I lowered the nose and reduced power to attempt to cool the engine down. After 30 seconds the CHT temperature started decreasing and went into the green. ATC issued a low altitude alert and asked about the slow climb rate. At the time all instruments were reading normal so I then slowly added some power and started a climb at 500ft/m. Approximately 45 secs later CHT was reading 500 degrees Fahrenheit again. I then asked to return to [departure airport]. At this time I also noticed a burning smell in the cockpit. I kept power level around 50% to maintain 700ft and proceeded to land.Suggestions: If I was in this situation again I would have immediately asked to return the first time a CHT read in the red.
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.