Jump aircraft on climb has engine fail. Drops jumpers, glides to emergency landing on airport.

Attributes
ACN	210351
Time
Date	199205
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tlh
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tlh
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	210351
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine failed during climb with parachutists. Advised approach and declared emergency. Dropped skydivers over drop area and proceeded towards airport. Air carrier flight was diverted until I was able to glide to airport and clear runway 18. Landed safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JUMP ACFT ON CLB HAS ENG FAIL. DROPS JUMPERS, GLIDES TO EMER LNDG ON ARPT.

Narrative: ENG FAILED DURING CLB WITH PARACHUTISTS. ADVISED APCH AND DECLARED EMER. DROPPED SKYDIVERS OVER DROP AREA AND PROCEEDED TOWARDS ARPT. AIR CARRIER FLT WAS DIVERTED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GLIDE TO ARPT AND CLR RWY 18. LANDED SAFELY.

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.