SR20
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Situational Awareness; Time Pressure; Workload
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
On take off at 500 AGL cylinder # 5 and 6 CHT went red with harsh engine roughness and loss of 40% PWR. Instructor Pilot initiated [ATC] call and made right turn for [runway]. ATC Tower gave clearance to land. Aircraft was able to taxi to ramp.
SR20 instructor reported two cylinder head temperature indications climbed into the red; the engine began running rough and lost power; resulted in a return to the airport.