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GA small aircraft on a training flight developed engine problem after takeoff. Requested priority handling and landed without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 169454 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199101 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dxr |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dxr |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 169454 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was practicing my pattern work and takeoffs and landing staying in the traffic pattern of dxr. At about 400' AGL, 850' MSL my engine started to wake a very loud noise and run rough. I was too high to land straight ahead. I continued to climb and contacted dxr tower to tell them that my engine is running rough and I would like to land as soon as possible. They offer me runway 35-17 but upon attaining pattern altitude I requested the active runway 26-8 which did not have a crosswind. The tower asked if I needed fire equipment which I stated, 'not yet.' the tower cleared me to land on runway 26 and held other traffic. I made a short approach and landed west/O incident, cleared the runway and was cleared to taxi back to my FBO. I had the aircraft repaired. The exhaust pipe on #4 cylinder had fallen off causing the noise and rough engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA ON A TRAINING FLT DEVELOPED ENGINE PROBLEM AFTER TKOF. REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING MY PATTERN WORK AND TKOFS AND LNDG STAYING IN THE TFC PATTERN OF DXR. AT ABOUT 400' AGL, 850' MSL MY ENG STARTED TO WAKE A VERY LOUD NOISE AND RUN ROUGH. I WAS TOO HIGH TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. I CONTINUED TO CLB AND CONTACTED DXR TWR TO TELL THEM THAT MY ENG IS RUNNING ROUGH AND I WOULD LIKE TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY OFFER ME RWY 35-17 BUT UPON ATTAINING PATTERN ALT I REQUESTED THE ACTIVE RWY 26-8 WHICH DID NOT HAVE A XWIND. THE TWR ASKED IF I NEEDED FIRE EQUIP WHICH I STATED, 'NOT YET.' THE TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 26 AND HELD OTHER TFC. I MADE A SHORT APCH AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT, CLRED THE RWY AND WAS CLRED TO TAXI BACK TO MY FBO. I HAD THE ACFT REPAIRED. THE EXHAUST PIPE ON #4 CYLINDER HAD FALLEN OFF CAUSING THE NOISE AND ROUGH ENG.
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.