An small aircraft pilot ignored his faulty cylinder head temperature gauge.

Attributes
ACN	301034
Time
Date	199504
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : las
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude climbout : takeoff cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 10800 flight time type : 8400
ASRS Report	301034
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I observed, during takeoff, that the cylinder head temperature indication was very low. Having flown this particular aircraft considerably over the past yr, and with all other instruments normal, I went ahead and flew the flight although the gauge was apparently malfunctioning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT IGNORED HIS FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD TEMP GAUGE.

Narrative: I OBSERVED, DURING TKOF, THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMP INDICATION WAS VERY LOW. HAVING FLOWN THIS PARTICULAR ACFT CONSIDERABLY OVER THE PAST YR, AND WITH ALL OTHER INSTS NORMAL, I WENT AHEAD AND FLEW THE FLT ALTHOUGH THE GAUGE WAS APPARENTLY MALFUNCTIONING.

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.