Commuter light transport lost both engines at cruise altitude. Restarted left engine and continued t...

Attributes
ACN	107577
Time
Date	198903
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute airway : v91
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 2800
ASRS Report	107577
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight conditions were level cruise flight at 7000', IMC, very light rain, almost mist or virga. Forward visibility was 0, but could see ground if looked straight down. OAT was approximately +2. We had level 3 icing minus vanes and windshields. No ice was accumulating. I was on V91 approximately 28 NM from alb when I heard a pop and noticed right tq meter drop to 0. I called right engine failure. I started trimming and maintaining control of aircraft. While I was scanning engine instruments I observed left tq fall to 0. I called out 'left engine failure.' I continued to maintain control of aircraft, keeping an eye on airspeed and scanning for a possible emergency landing site, I could see fields if I looked directly down. Captain informed alb of emergency and they said a turn to heading of 220 degrees would take us to columbia co, I began a turn to 220 degrees. I noticed captain attempted an engine restart. He shortly informed me that we had left engine back. Captain told alb that we would attempt to land at alb. On final captain asked for and received control of aircraft and we made a southeast 15 degree flap landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT LOST BOTH ENGINES AT CRUISE ALT. RESTARTED LEFT ENGINE AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION.

Narrative: FLT CONDITIONS WERE LEVEL CRUISE FLT AT 7000', IMC, VERY LIGHT RAIN, ALMOST MIST OR VIRGA. FORWARD VISIBILITY WAS 0, BUT COULD SEE GND IF LOOKED STRAIGHT DOWN. OAT WAS APPROX +2. WE HAD LEVEL 3 ICING MINUS VANES AND WINDSHIELDS. NO ICE WAS ACCUMULATING. I WAS ON V91 APPROX 28 NM FROM ALB WHEN I HEARD A POP AND NOTICED RIGHT TQ METER DROP TO 0. I CALLED RIGHT ENG FAILURE. I STARTED TRIMMING AND MAINTAINING CONTROL OF ACFT. WHILE I WAS SCANNING ENG INSTRUMENTS I OBSERVED LEFT TQ FALL TO 0. I CALLED OUT 'LEFT ENG FAILURE.' I CONTINUED TO MAINTAIN CTL OF ACFT, KEEPING AN EYE ON AIRSPD AND SCANNING FOR A POSSIBLE EMER LNDG SITE, I COULD SEE FIELDS IF I LOOKED DIRECTLY DOWN. CAPT INFORMED ALB OF EMER AND THEY SAID A TURN TO HDG OF 220 DEGS WOULD TAKE US TO COLUMBIA CO, I BEGAN A TURN TO 220 DEGS. I NOTICED CAPT ATTEMPTED AN ENG RESTART. HE SHORTLY INFORMED ME THAT WE HAD LEFT ENG BACK. CAPT TOLD ALB THAT WE WOULD ATTEMPT TO LAND AT ALB. ON FINAL CAPT ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED CONTROL OF ACFT AND WE MADE A SE 15 DEG FLAP LNDG.

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.

Commuter light transport lost both engines at cruise altitude. Restarted left engine and continued to destination.