A king air (be-9T) high pressure fuel pump failed in cruise so the pilot feathered the engine and di...

Attributes
ACN	1046333
Time
Date	201210
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	King Air C90 E90
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Visual Approach Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 48 Flight Crew Total 4751 Flight Crew Type 2510
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

Had an engine failure in cruise; secured the engine (shut it down/feathered the prop/cut the fuel); did not divert (I was by myself); changed the destination (longer runways and that's where maintenance is located); didn't declare an emergency - ATC did. Landed - it was easy to see because of all the red lights (this airport has combined military/civilian fire and rescue and they love an emergency); landing was uneventful (darn near perfect). The fire trucks even followed me as I taxied around the terminal to the maintenance facility. In 25 years of flying that was the second 'roll the equipment' landing. I was returning from simulator flight training. I had just spent 2 hours doing single engine work in the simulator that afternoon. Nothing like being current in your training! Right-hand engine driven high pressure fuel pump failed. Replaced; right-hand engine checked good. Inspected left-hand engine high pressure fuel pump; checked good. Inspected left-hand and right-hand fuel control units (fcus); checked good.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A King Air (BE-9T) high pressure fuel pump failed in cruise so the pilot feathered the engine and diverted to an airport with long runways and emergency equipment.

Narrative: Had an engine failure in cruise; secured the engine (shut it down/feathered the prop/cut the fuel); did not divert (I was by myself); changed the destination (longer runways and that's where maintenance is located); didn't declare an emergency - ATC did. Landed - it was easy to see because of all the red lights (this airport has combined military/civilian fire and rescue and they love an emergency); landing was uneventful (darn near perfect). The fire trucks even followed me as I taxied around the terminal to the maintenance facility. In 25 years of flying that was the second 'roll the equipment' landing. I was returning from simulator flight training. I had just spent 2 hours doing single engine work in the simulator that afternoon. Nothing like being current in your training! Right-hand engine driven high pressure fuel pump failed. Replaced; right-hand engine checked good. Inspected left-hand engine high pressure fuel pump; checked good. Inspected left-hand and right-hand Fuel Control Units (FCUs); checked good.

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.

A king air (be-9T) high pressure fuel pump failed in cruise so the pilot feathered the engine and diverted to an airport with long runways and emergency equipment.