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Cessna 414 pilot reported an inflight engine failure; which resulted in a successful diversion after several restart attempts failed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1554892 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Chancellor 414A / C414 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 750 Flight Crew Type 5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Left critical engine failure after switching to auxiliary fuel tanks. Also oil leaking - left engine. After the failure - tried to troubleshoot - the engine started to work and quit 3 times. [Advised ATC]. [I] was advised to land at ZZZ - 5NM far airport - non-controlled airport; 4000ft runway - no fire trucks; services or assistance. Decided for ZZZ1 though; 30 NM far; 8000ft runway; fire trucks; services and assistance available; 8000ft long runway. Landed safely; no damage or injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Cessna 414 pilot reported an inflight engine failure; which resulted in a successful diversion after several restart attempts failed.
Narrative: Left critical engine failure after switching to AUX fuel tanks. Also oil leaking - left engine. After the failure - tried to troubleshoot - the engine started to work and quit 3 times. [Advised ATC]. [I] was advised to land at ZZZ - 5NM far airport - non-controlled airport; 4000ft runway - no fire trucks; services or assistance. Decided for ZZZ1 though; 30 NM far; 8000ft runway; fire trucks; services and assistance available; 8000ft long runway. Landed safely; no damage or injuries.
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.