Emergency due to failure of both engines.

Attributes
ACN	104312
Time
Date	198902
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ckn
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 900 msl bound upper : 3800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : gfk
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	104312
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Ten miles east of grand forks I experienced a loss of power. I performed the manufactures emergency procedures and identified aids feather the right motor, I could not hold altitude as I turned east to land at crookston the closest airport. The left engine was not making enough power to maintain altitude when a landing was inevitable performed a standard off field landing. Once safely down I checked the main fuel tanks and the fuel in the tanks matched the amount shown on the main gauges which was enough to make grand forks with an IFR reserve. At this time the cause of the problem is undetermined. I feel that in order to prevent or limit the amount of stress felt the possibility of a simulating engine failure should be covered in training in regard to design making at times of extreme stress. Callback conversation with reporter revealed following information. Reporter states he doesn't bloody know what happened. No report back from investigators at this time. Reporter is receiving additional simulator training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMERGENCY DUE TO FAILURE OF BOTH ENGINES.

Narrative: TEN MILES E OF GRAND FORKS I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF PWR. I PERFORMED THE MANUFACTURES EMER PROCS AND IDENTIFIED AIDS FEATHER THE RIGHT MOTOR, I COULD NOT HOLD ALT AS I TURNED E TO LAND AT CROOKSTON THE CLOSEST ARPT. THE L ENG WAS NOT MAKING ENOUGH PWR TO MAINTAIN ALT WHEN A LNDG WAS INEVITABLE PERFORMED A STANDARD OFF FIELD LNDG. ONCE SAFELY DOWN I CHKED THE MAIN FUEL TANKS AND THE FUEL IN THE TANKS MATCHED THE AMOUNT SHOWN ON THE MAIN GAUGES WHICH WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE GRAND FORKS WITH AN IFR RESERVE. AT THIS TIME THE CAUSE OF THE PROB IS UNDETERMINED. I FEEL THAT IN ORDER TO PREVENT OR LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF STRESS FELT THE POSSIBILITY OF A simulating ENG FAILURE SHOULD BE COVERED IN TRAINING IN REGARD TO DESIGN MAKING AT TIMES OF EXTREME STRESS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR STATES HE DOESN'T BLOODY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. NO RPT BACK FROM INVESTIGATORS AT THIS TIME. RPTR IS RECEIVING ADDITIONAL SIMULATOR TRAINING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.