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An engine cylinder head blew on a C150 after takeoff training flight resulting in the instructor return landing on another runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 288301 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199411 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sfb |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 700 agl bound upper : 700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sfb |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 380 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 288301 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After doing training maneuvers for approximately 1 hour, we returned to sfb to do touch and goes. After the first touch and go, we were climbing out and at approximately 700 ft AGL there was a loud 'pop' in the engine. Oil pressure was lost, but temperature remained normal and full power resulted in only 1800 RPM. We took off on runway 9L and I informed the controller of the problem and requested a landing on runway 18. He gave me priority and held traffic taking off and landing. It was later found that a cylinder head had blown causing the loss of engine power. I never declared an emergency and I should have instead of only requesting another runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ENG CYLINDER HEAD BLEW ON A C150 AFTER TKOF TRAINING FLT RESULTING IN THE INSTRUCTOR RETURN LNDG ON ANOTHER RWY.
Narrative: AFTER DOING TRAINING MANEUVERS FOR APPROX 1 HR, WE RETURNED TO SFB TO DO TOUCH AND GOES. AFTER THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO, WE WERE CLBING OUT AND AT APPROX 700 FT AGL THERE WAS A LOUD 'POP' IN THE ENG. OIL PRESSURE WAS LOST, BUT TEMP REMAINED NORMAL AND FULL PWR RESULTED IN ONLY 1800 RPM. WE TOOK OFF ON RWY 9L AND I INFORMED THE CTLR OF THE PROB AND REQUESTED A LNDG ON RWY 18. HE GAVE ME PRIORITY AND HELD TFC TAKING OFF AND LNDG. IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT A CYLINDER HEAD HAD BLOWN CAUSING THE LOSS OF ENG PWR. I NEVER DECLARED AN EMER AND I SHOULD HAVE INSTEAD OF ONLY REQUESTING ANOTHER RWY.
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.