Pilot of a racing T craft L2M performs a forced emergency downwind landing during an air race at fdk...

Attributes
ACN	557754
Time
Date	200208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fdk.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff cruise : level cruise : holding
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level cruise : holding
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1750 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	557754
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We were in a race track pattern with all the l-baids at 300 ft, pt's and trainers at 500 ft, and faska trainers bt's, T6's at 700 ft during the airshow. Preflight briefing was completed. Taxi and run-up completed with no indications of rough engine seen. After making takeoff and 1 circuit around, the engine began to lose power and within 10 seconds quit. I made a dead stick landing back on runway 5 downwind. No damage to plane. Looks like oil pump failed or stuck valves.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A RACING T CRAFT L2M PERFORMS A FORCED EMER DOWNWIND LNDG DURING AN AIR RACE AT FDK, MD.

Narrative: WE WERE IN A RACE TRACK PATTERN WITH ALL THE L-BAIDS AT 300 FT, PT'S AND TRAINERS AT 500 FT, AND FASKA TRAINERS BT'S, T6'S AT 700 FT DURING THE AIRSHOW. PREFLT BRIEFING WAS COMPLETED. TAXI AND RUN-UP COMPLETED WITH NO INDICATIONS OF ROUGH ENG SEEN. AFTER MAKING TKOF AND 1 CIRCUIT AROUND, THE ENG BEGAN TO LOSE PWR AND WITHIN 10 SECONDS QUIT. I MADE A DEAD STICK LNDG BACK ON RWY 5 DOWNWIND. NO DAMAGE TO PLANE. LOOKS LIKE OIL PUMP FAILED OR STUCK VALVES.

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.

Pilot of a racing T craft L2M performs a forced emergency downwind landing during an air race at fdk, md.