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A C150 experienced a rough running engine shortly after takeoff and the pilot elected to land on a highway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 755282 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 755282 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On takeoff at approximately 300 ft AGL; the engine began running rough. A precautionary landing was made on the highway. Approximately 30 mins later; the aircraft was taxied to the airport approximately 1/4 mi away.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C150 EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY.
Narrative: ON TKOF AT APPROX 300 FT AGL; THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG WAS MADE ON THE HWY. APPROX 30 MINS LATER; THE ACFT WAS TAXIED TO THE ARPT APPROX 1/4 MI AWAY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.