Air carrier commuter light transport in-flight engine shut down.

Attributes
ACN	107343
Time
Date	198903
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute airway : v91
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 203 flight time total : 3205 flight time type : 1775
ASRS Report	107343
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Twenty to 25 miles south of albany, ny, 5500 to 6500' 5 degree C in light or no precipitation. Right engine failure. First officer was at controls. As we began shut down procedure left engine failed. Began a restart on left engine. Normal start, so we continued to alb. By the time left engine was started we were VMC. While both engines were out first officer started left turn towards columbia co airport. After left engine started with good ground speed I elected to continue toward alb. A normal visual approach was made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR COMMUTER LTT INFLT ENGINE SHUT DOWN.

Narrative: TWENTY TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF ALBANY, NY, 5500 TO 6500' 5 DEG C IN LIGHT OR NO PRECIPITATION. RIGHT ENG FAILURE. F/O WAS AT CONTROLS. AS WE BEGAN SHUT DOWN PROC LEFT ENG FAILED. BEGAN A RESTART ON LEFT ENG. NORMAL START, SO WE CONTINUED TO ALB. BY THE TIME LEFT ENG WAS STARTED WE WERE VMC. WHILE BOTH ENGS WERE OUT F/O STARTED LEFT TURN TOWARDS COLUMBIA CO ARPT. AFTER LEFT ENG STARTED WITH GOOD GND SPD I ELECTED TO CONTINUE TOWARD ALB. A NORMAL VISUAL APCH WAS MADE.

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.