After takeoff and in turn out, power loss in single engine aircraft dictated return and land.

Attributes
ACN	184041
Time
Date	199107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ads
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ads
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 119 flight time total : 412 flight time type : 118
ASRS Report	184041
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : student pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 16
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Taxiway charlie departure after waiting for 4 aircraft to land. Engine power loss on climb out during right turnout. Continued right turn and notified tower of intent to return for landing in the grass. Landed in grass, no damage and no injury. Taxied to hangar under own power. Possible fouled plugs. Next time I will use full runway length and another run-up after a long wait for takeoff clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER TKOF AND IN TURN OUT, PWR LOSS IN SINGLE ENG ACFT DICTATED RETURN AND LAND.

Narrative: TAXIWAY CHARLIE DEP AFTER WAITING FOR 4 ACFT TO LAND. ENG PWR LOSS ON CLBOUT DURING R TURNOUT. CONTINUED R TURN AND NOTIFIED TWR OF INTENT TO RETURN FOR LNDG IN THE GRASS. LANDED IN GRASS, NO DAMAGE AND NO INJURY. TAXIED TO HANGAR UNDER OWN PWR. POSSIBLE FOULED PLUGS. NEXT TIME I WILL USE FULL RWY LENGTH AND ANOTHER RUN-UP AFTER A LONG WAIT FOR TKOF CLRNC.

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.