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Pilot of a piper PA31P lost power in the left engine during an IFR climb out after takeoff and returned to land without further incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409932 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mci tower : mci |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-31P Navajo P |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 1074 flight time type : 212 |
| ASRS Report | 409932 |
| 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 | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On IFR flight plan just after takeoff I had just went to departure. Approximately 1 mi from mkc airport aircraft was not climbing, was losing airspeed. Left engine showed low manifold pressure. In visual conditions. Told the controller I had an engine problem and needed to return to mkc. Turned back to the airport. Controller asked if I wanted vectors for the approach. I said negative, we're in visual conditions. He canceled my IFR flight plan and handed me back to downtown (mkc) tower who gave me a class B clearance and special VFR clearance to land. Landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A PIPER PA31P LOST PWR IN THE L ENG DURING AN IFR CLBOUT AFTER TKOF AND RETURNED TO LAND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Narrative: ON IFR FLT PLAN JUST AFTER TKOF I HAD JUST WENT TO DEP. APPROX 1 MI FROM MKC ARPT ACFT WAS NOT CLBING, WAS LOSING AIRSPD. L ENG SHOWED LOW MANIFOLD PRESSURE. IN VISUAL CONDITIONS. TOLD THE CTLR I HAD AN ENG PROB AND NEEDED TO RETURN TO MKC. TURNED BACK TO THE ARPT. CTLR ASKED IF I WANTED VECTORS FOR THE APCH. I SAID NEGATIVE, WE'RE IN VISUAL CONDITIONS. HE CANCELED MY IFR FLT PLAN AND HANDED ME BACK TO DOWNTOWN (MKC) TWR WHO GAVE ME A CLASS B CLRNC AND SPECIAL VFR CLRNC TO LAND. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.