An apparent unauthorized landing during an in-flight engine stoppage and an emergency return land.

Attributes
ACN	201177
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ntd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ntd tower : alb
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	201177
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : landing without clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During takeoff phase of flight, on crossing departure end of runway 27 at ntd the engine started coughing and losing power. I immediately started a left turn and called the tower and informed them that I was landing on runway 3 (which intersects runway 27 about 1000 ft short of the departure end). The tower asked me if I was declaring an emergency and I told them 'no' as I had the runway made. When I landed on runway 3 the propeller was stopped. In the excitement I do not recall if the tower cleared me to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN APPARENT UNAUTHORIZED LNDG DURING AN INFLT ENG STOPPAGE AND AN EMER RETURN LAND.

Narrative: DURING TKOF PHASE OF FLT, ON XING DEP END OF RWY 27 AT NTD THE ENG STARTED COUGHING AND LOSING PWR. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED A L TURN AND CALLED THE TWR AND INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS LNDG ON RWY 3 (WHICH INTERSECTS RWY 27 ABOUT 1000 FT SHORT OF THE DEP END). THE TWR ASKED ME IF I WAS DECLARING AN EMER AND I TOLD THEM 'NO' AS I HAD THE RWY MADE. WHEN I LANDED ON RWY 3 THE PROPELLER WAS STOPPED. IN THE EXCITEMENT I DO NOT RECALL IF THE TWR CLRED ME TO LAND.

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.