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Be-55 captain reported returning to departure airport after experiencing an engine failure at top of climb.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1554201 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 6000 Flight Crew Type 550 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Upon leveling off at 5;500 feet MSL I began leaning the mixtures to cruise. After about 20 seconds we began to feel a yawing force with no change in our controls or power settings. I pulled power on the left engine back slightly and heard a bang. Saw a hole in the top left engine cowling that began to seep oil. My power came back further and I noticed the RPM dropped from 2;500 to 2;000 without changing the throttle lever. The engine failed and made 3 more holes in the top of the cowling and we began the shut down sequence. We made our turn back to the airport; and landed the aircraft without any further problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE-55 Captain reported returning to departure airport after experiencing an engine failure at top of climb.
Narrative: Upon leveling off at 5;500 feet MSL I began leaning the mixtures to cruise. After about 20 seconds we began to feel a yawing force with no change in our controls or power settings. I pulled power on the left engine back slightly and heard a bang. Saw a hole in the top left engine cowling that began to seep oil. My power came back further and I noticed the RPM dropped from 2;500 to 2;000 without changing the throttle lever. The engine failed and made 3 more holes in the top of the cowling and we began the shut down sequence. We made our turn back to the airport; and landed the aircraft without any further problems.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.