SR20
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Aircraft
On takeoff at about 500 feet AGL; we had severe engine shutter. CHT (Cylinder Head Temperature) #2 & #3 redlined. I immediately took flight controls and queried ATC for a precautionary landing. Tower gave me runway XXR and I landed the aircraft. On the ground the CHT temps went back into the yellow. I began to taxi back to the ramp. When I was about to cross RWY XY/XZ; both went back to red. I asked ATC to taxi to the southeast ramp and shut down the engine. When I entered taxiway Uniform; CHT #3 went blank. I proceeded to shut down the aircraft. Contacted Dispatch and towed aircraft back without incident.
Reporter is unsure of the cause; but the SR20 is known to have overheating problems.
SR20 flight instructor reported high cylinder head temperatures on takeoff resulted in a return to the departure airport.