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Be-200 pilot shut down his malfunctioning left engine and declared an emergency while descending for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1008005 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 51 Flight Crew Total 4900 Flight Crew Type 791 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
In the terminal phase of flight at approximately 2;000 ft; I experienced the following: the aircraft yawed to the left engine side with a muffled sound coming from the left engine. Looking at the left engine I noticed what appeared to be red sparks exiting the left engines inboard exhaust stack. The aircraft was set up for landing so I decided to execute a precautionary emergency shutdown of the left engine. I focused on making sure I selected the correct engine and propeller controls so as not to secure the normally functioning engine and declared an emergency. I executed a precautionary emergency engine shut down of the left engine and single engine landing without any further problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE-200 pilot shut down his malfunctioning left engine and declared an emergency while descending for landing.
Narrative: In the terminal phase of flight at approximately 2;000 FT; I experienced the following: The aircraft yawed to the left engine side with a muffled sound coming from the left engine. Looking at the left engine I noticed what appeared to be red sparks exiting the left engines inboard exhaust stack. The aircraft was set up for landing so I decided to execute a precautionary emergency shutdown of the left engine. I focused on making sure I selected the correct engine and propeller controls so as not to secure the normally functioning engine and declared an emergency. I executed a precautionary emergency engine shut down of the left engine and single engine landing without any further problems.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.