Emergency declared as small transport loses engine in traffic pattern.

Attributes
ACN	159573
Time
Date	199009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hnl
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hnl
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 1820 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	159573
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was returning to hnl. I was cleared to land on runway 4L. I encountered severe turbulence. Immediately after this I noticed several lights on my annunciator lit up. At this time my engine had quit running. I told the controller I would need runway 8L, which was the closest runway. The controller asked me if I was declaring an emergency. I said if needed to to get runway 8L, I would. He then cleared me to land on 8L. I landed the aircraft safely and cleared the active runway. I then restarted the aircraft with no problem at all. I then taxied to the ramp. I feel the severe turbulence was the cause of this flameout.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMERGENCY DECLARED AS SMT LOSES ENGINE IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.

Narrative: I WAS RETURNING TO HNL. I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 4L. I ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS I NOTICED SEVERAL LIGHTS ON MY ANNUNCIATOR LIT UP. AT THIS TIME MY ENG HAD QUIT RUNNING. I TOLD THE CTLR I WOULD NEED RWY 8L, WHICH WAS THE CLOSEST RWY. THE CTLR ASKED ME IF I WAS DECLARING AN EMER. I SAID IF NEEDED TO TO GET RWY 8L, I WOULD. HE THEN CLRED ME TO LAND ON 8L. I LANDED THE ACFT SAFELY AND CLRED THE ACTIVE RWY. I THEN RESTARTED THE ACFT WITH NO PROB AT ALL. I THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP. I FEEL THE SEVERE TURB WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS FLAMEOUT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.