Forced landing due to partial power loss after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	205187
Time
Date	199203
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lci
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2000
ASRS Report	205187
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On the afternoon of mar/mon/92, I was scheduled to take a private pilot (who was interested in renting) on an insurance chkout flight. We took my company's aircraft and completed some basic airwork out over a nearby lake east of the airport. When we returned to the airport to do some pattern work, the AWOS was reporting the WX as clear below 12000 ft, visibility 10 mi, wind 330 at 12 KTS. The wind had been gusting all day. We made 1 landing on runway 26, taxied back to the departure end of 26 and took off. At 200 ft AGL ('a' on the diagram), the aircraft lost 60 percent of engine power. I took control of the craft and initiated a left hand turn in an attempt to land on runway 8. At point 'B' on the diagram, I determined that my position and the wind conditions were such that the safest landing could be made by landing on runway 35 (the closed crosswind runway). A safe landing was completed on 35 and the airplane is being looked at by the maintenance department. The cause of the power loss is still unknown at this point.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FORCED LNDG DUE TO PARTIAL PWR LOSS AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: ON THE AFTERNOON OF MAR/MON/92, I WAS SCHEDULED TO TAKE A PRIVATE PLT (WHO WAS INTERESTED IN RENTING) ON AN INSURANCE CHKOUT FLT. WE TOOK MY COMPANY'S ACFT AND COMPLETED SOME BASIC AIRWORK OUT OVER A NEARBY LAKE E OF THE ARPT. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE ARPT TO DO SOME PATTERN WORK, THE AWOS WAS RPTING THE WX AS CLR BELOW 12000 FT, VISIBILITY 10 MI, WIND 330 AT 12 KTS. THE WIND HAD BEEN GUSTING ALL DAY. WE MADE 1 LNDG ON RWY 26, TAXIED BACK TO THE DEP END OF 26 AND TOOK OFF. AT 200 FT AGL ('A' ON THE DIAGRAM), THE ACFT LOST 60 PERCENT OF ENG PWR. I TOOK CTL OF THE CRAFT AND INITIATED A L HAND TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RWY 8. AT POINT 'B' ON THE DIAGRAM, I DETERMINED THAT MY POS AND THE WIND CONDITIONS WERE SUCH THAT THE SAFEST LNDG COULD BE MADE BY LNDG ON RWY 35 (THE CLOSED XWIND RWY). A SAFE LNDG WAS COMPLETED ON 35 AND THE AIRPLANE IS BEING LOOKED AT BY THE MAINT DEPT. THE CAUSE OF THE PWR LOSS IS STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT.

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.