PA23-250 cargo flight departs and has engine overheat indication. Return land is accomplished.

Attributes
ACN	394502
Time
Date	199802
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pia
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pia
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Piper Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	394502
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
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	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I departed pia airport for mli. On climb out, I noticed my left engine getting hot. So I feathered the left engine and returned to pia. After landing, it appears there may have been a cowl plug from my aircraft on the runway. This could have been a factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA23-250 CARGO FLT DEPARTS AND HAS ENG OVERHEAT INDICATION. RETURN LAND IS ACCOMPLISHED.

Narrative: I DEPARTED PIA ARPT FOR MLI. ON CLBOUT, I NOTICED MY L ENG GETTING HOT. SO I FEATHERED THE L ENG AND RETURNED TO PIA. AFTER LNDG, IT APPEARS THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A COWL PLUG FROM MY ACFT ON THE RWY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

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.