Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14.1; Flight Crew Total 1634; Flight Crew Type 1481
Time Pressure; Troubleshooting; Workload
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Aircraft
I was climbing and near 4000 feet as per ATC instruction. The engine started missing; checked Throttle; Mixture; Carburetor Heat; Fuel quantity and all seemed fine. I [advised ATC]; to return to the airport. ZZZ Approach acted promptly and directed me to runway XY or any other runway I chose. I landed safely on Runway XY. Contacted ZZZ Ground and was directed to the FBO. Once on the ground the Airplane was checked for water contamination in the fuel. There was no obvious problem. I did a full run up to check the engine; it worked fine. Further inspection will be done in order to try to determine the root cause of the problem.
Single Engine Pilot reported during climb out the engine began missing. Pilot made a safe return to the departure airport.