<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1348473, April 2016

An instructor pilot reported being unable to restart the left engine in a PA-44 after conducting single engine training with a student. A successful single engine approach and landing was made.

Attributes
ACN	1348473
Time
Date	201604
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	F11.TRACON
State Reference	FL
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole/Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

During a routine single engine training flight; the left engine would not restart in flight. Starter would not turn the engine at all. The right engine was hot and approaching max cht (cylinder head temperature). An engine-cooling descent was started after the decision was made to discontinue starting and return to [departure airport] single engine because maintaining altitude on only the right engine would result in possible right engine overheating. The position was 7;000 feet; 14 NM [from departure airport]. [Pilot receiving instruction] continued flying and instructor conducted checklists and coordinated with ATC. ATC contact was made at 4;000 feet and crew requested direct to the numbers rnwy 9L. Instructor pilot conducted single engine landing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An instructor pilot reported being unable to restart the left engine in a PA-44 after conducting single engine training with a student. A successful single engine approach and landing was made.

Narrative: During a routine single engine training flight; the Left engine would not restart in flight. Starter would not turn the engine at all. The right engine was hot and approaching max CHT (Cylinder Head Temperature). An engine-cooling descent was started after the decision was made to discontinue starting and return to [departure airport] single engine because maintaining altitude on only the Right engine would result in possible Right engine overheating. The position was 7;000 feet; 14 NM [from departure airport]. [Pilot receiving instruction] continued flying and instructor conducted checklists and coordinated with ATC. ATC contact was made at 4;000 feet and crew requested direct to the numbers RNWY 9L. Instructor pilot conducted single engine landing.

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