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The pilot of an small transport has a partial power loss in the right engine after takeoff and was able to reverse course and land successfully in the opposite direction of traffic with tower approval.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 355566 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psp |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : psp tower : psp |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1650 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 355566 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Lost power right engine, aircraft yawed, remained full throttle on both engines. Right engine only put approximately 50 percent power, cleared for climb on course, made u-turn (1500 ft AGL, estimated) and requested land opposite direction of pattern traffic (none in pattern I could see or hear). Psp tower cleared me for a landing any runway after I informed tower of engine power loss. Landed without event. Did not tell approach I was switching back to tower as I was busy setting up for a possible single engine flight and landing. Did not need to feather right engine as it maintained partial power.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PLT OF AN SMT HAS A PARTIAL PWR LOSS IN THE R ENG AFTER TKOF AND WAS ABLE TO REVERSE COURSE AND LAND SUCCESSFULLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TFC WITH TWR APPROVAL.
Narrative: LOST PWR R ENG, ACFT YAWED, REMAINED FULL THROTTLE ON BOTH ENGS. R ENG ONLY PUT APPROX 50 PERCENT PWR, CLRED FOR CLB ON COURSE, MADE U-TURN (1500 FT AGL, ESTIMATED) AND REQUESTED LAND OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF PATTERN TFC (NONE IN PATTERN I COULD SEE OR HEAR). PSP TWR CLRED ME FOR A LNDG ANY RWY AFTER I INFORMED TWR OF ENG PWR LOSS. LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. DID NOT TELL APCH I WAS SWITCHING BACK TO TWR AS I WAS BUSY SETTING UP FOR A POSSIBLE SINGLE ENG FLT AND LNDG. DID NOT NEED TO FEATHER R ENG AS IT MAINTAINED PARTIAL PWR.
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.