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Flight instructor reported encountering engine anomalies on approach and returned to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1756356 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| 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 | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exhaust Pipe |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
On the missed from practice approach; we were leveled at 2;000 ft. Getting vectors to final for the next approach - when suddenly; banging noise was heard from the engine as well as vibrations. All the engine instruments were green. I asked to cancel the practice approach and wanted to go back to ZZZ. At the time we were 7 NM southwest of the field.upon contacting the tower I requested for a full stop landing on runway xx. Since winds were 210 / 05 kts. With few to no traffic at the time; tower accepted my request. I then informed tower of my engine trouble [and] tower asked me [about] souls on board and fuel remaining. After giving the information we lined up for a 3 mile final [on] runway xx and landed safely with no incidents. We taxied back on our own power back to the ramp. Once we had shut down the engine; upon opening of the cowling we saw [that the] exhaust pipe of cylinder #3 broken. We squawk'd the plane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Instructor reported encountering engine anomalies on approach and returned to the departure airport.
Narrative: On the missed from practice approach; we were leveled at 2;000 ft. getting vectors to final for the next approach - when suddenly; banging noise was heard from the engine as well as vibrations. All the engine instruments were green. I asked to cancel the practice approach and wanted to go back to ZZZ. At the time we were 7 NM southwest of the field.Upon contacting the Tower I requested for a full stop landing on Runway XX. Since winds were 210 / 05 kts. with few to no traffic at the time; Tower accepted my request. I then informed Tower of my engine trouble [and] Tower asked me [about] souls on board and fuel remaining. After giving the information we lined up for a 3 mile final [on] Runway XX and landed safely with no incidents. We taxied back on our own power back to the Ramp. Once we had shut down the engine; upon opening of the cowling we saw [that the] exhaust pipe of Cylinder #3 broken. We squawk'd the plane.
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.