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Turboprop pilot reported an engine flame-out due engine control issue resulted in an excursion from altitude and a late frequency change.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1596816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Single Engine Turboprop Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Engineer / Second Officer Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 23000 Flight Crew Type 50 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Clearance Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Engine flamed out due to fuel condition lever coming out of detent. Flameout occurred just after given frequency change. Due to the flameout; I descended from the assigned altitude of 110 [knots] to approximately 070 [knots] before I could restart the engine. During that time; my focus was on restarting the engine and selecting the closest airport for a possible forced landing. I did not communicate with ATC during this time.after restarting the engine; I informed ATC of the situation; climbed back to the assigned altitude; continued enroute; and was told to complete the frequency change to ARTCC.my focus was on restarting the engine and my altitude deviation was due to the engine out. In an ideal situation; it may have been best to advise ATC sooner; but my focus was on restarting the engine. I believed that I followed the correct sequence that I had been taught early in my training: aviate; navigate; communicate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Turboprop pilot reported an engine flame-out due engine control issue resulted in an excursion from altitude and a late frequency change.
Narrative: Engine flamed out due to fuel condition lever coming out of detent. Flameout occurred just after given frequency change. Due to the flameout; I descended from the assigned altitude of 110 [knots] to approximately 070 [knots] before I could restart the engine. During that time; my focus was on restarting the engine and selecting the closest airport for a possible forced landing. I did not communicate with ATC during this time.After restarting the engine; I informed ATC of the situation; climbed back to the assigned altitude; continued enroute; and was told to complete the frequency change to ARTCC.My focus was on restarting the engine and my altitude deviation was due to the engine out. In an ideal situation; it may have been best to advise ATC sooner; but my focus was on restarting the engine. I believed that I followed the correct sequence that I had been taught early in my training: Aviate; Navigate; Communicate.
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.