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FAA incident report · Cessna 182T · Savannah, GA · January 28, 2017

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Date
January 28, 2017 · 14:24 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N288CP
Reported as
Cessna 182T
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
8,367 total55 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N288CPRegistered now · Cessna 182TS/N 18281988 · Built 2007Airframe modelCessna 182TEngine modelLycoming IO-540-AB1A5Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft N288CP departed ksav, runway 01, at approximately 1521 on 01/28/2017. Once airborne and passing approximately 600 feet the pilot was instructed to turn left heading 280 degrees and contact departure. At approximately 800 feet the pilot started the turn and was rolling out on heading and was cleared on course. The pilot states that while acknowledging clearance the aircraft was approaching 1000 feet and at that moment, the engine lost power and started vibrating badly. The pilot started an immediate left turn toward the center of the airport towards runway 19. The observer switched back to tower frequency without advising departure. The observer declared an emergencyand the tower cleared aircraft for runway 10, the pilot declined and advised that they would be landing on 19. The pilot made a mid-field landing on runway 19 which was uneventful the pilot shut off the engine and coasted clear of the runway at the south end of bravo taxiway. The pilot states that the #1 cylinder head temperature was completely pegged in the red prior to shutting the engine down. The pilot also states that the time from crossing the hold line for take off until crossing it after landing was approximately 4 minutes.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N288CP DEPARTED KSAV, RUNWAY 01, AT APPROXIMATELY 1521 ON 01/28/2017. ONCE AIRBORNE AND PASSING APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET THE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN LEFT HEADING 280 DEGREES AND CONTACT DEPARTURE. AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET THE PILOT STARTED THE TURN AND WAS ROLLING OUT ON HEADING AND WAS CLEARED ON COURSE. THE PILOT STATES THAT WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING CLEARANCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING 1000 FEET AND AT THAT MOMENT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STARTED VIBRATING BADLY. THE PILOT STARTED AN IMMEDIATE LEFT TURN TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE AIRPORT TOWARDS RUNWAY 19. THE OBSERVER SWITCHED BACK TO TOWER FREQUENCY WITHOUT ADVISING DEPARTURE. THE OBSERVER DECLARED AN EMERGENCYAND THE TOWER CLEARED AIRCRAFT FOR RUNWAY 10, THE PILOT DECLINED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD BE LANDING ON 19. THE PILOT MADE A MID-FIELD LANDING ON RUNWAY 19 WHICH WAS UNEVENTFUL THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND COASTED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AT THE SOUTH END OF BRAVO TAXIWAY. THE PILOT STATES THAT THE #1 CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE WAS COMPLETELY PEGGED IN THE RED PRIOR TO SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN. THE PILOT ALSO STATES THAT THE TIME FROM CROSSING THE HOLD LINE FOR TAKE OFF UNTIL CROSSING IT AFTER LANDING WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES.