First officer put mixture to cut off instead of full rich during landing approach. Aircraft landed s...

Attributes
ACN	179162
Time
Date	199105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2800 msl bound upper : 2800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : cvg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	179162
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared for a visibility approach to 18R at cvg. After the flaps were set 15 degrees, the gear was down, the first officer began the landing checklist and inadvertently shut down #1 engine by pulling condition lever to fuel off rather than pushing forward to the cruise lock out position, as called for by the checklist. I attempted to initiate a restart, but the combination of wind milling propeller, gear and flaps caused the airspeed to bleed off so rapidly that I lost the altitude while just maintaining V2, so I brought the gear back up, feathered the propeller, explained the problem to the tower and requested a change in runways to the closest one, which was 18L. With landing assured, I called for gear and final flap setting and landing was uneventful. First officer was inexperienced with about 100 hours in type, and returning from 3 month furlough. First officer understands the seriousness of his mistake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO PUT MIXTURE TO CUT OFF INSTEAD OF FULL RICH DURING LNDG APCH. ACFT LANDED SINGLE ENGINE.

Narrative: CLRED FOR A VIS APCH TO 18R AT CVG. AFTER THE FLAPS WERE SET 15 DEGS, THE GEAR WAS DOWN, THE F/O BEGAN THE LNDG CHKLIST AND INADVERTENTLY SHUT DOWN #1 ENG BY PULLING CONDITION LEVER TO FUEL OFF RATHER THAN PUSHING FORWARD TO THE CRUISE LOCK OUT POS, AS CALLED FOR BY THE CHKLIST. I ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE A RESTART, BUT THE COMBINATION OF WIND MILLING PROP, GEAR AND FLAPS CAUSED THE AIRSPD TO BLEED OFF SO RAPIDLY THAT I LOST THE ALT WHILE JUST MAINTAINING V2, SO I BROUGHT THE GEAR BACK UP, FEATHERED THE PROP, EXPLAINED THE PROB TO THE TWR AND REQUESTED A CHANGE IN RWYS TO THE CLOSEST ONE, WHICH WAS 18L. WITH LNDG ASSURED, I CALLED FOR GEAR AND FINAL FLAP SETTING AND LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. F/O WAS INEXPERIENCED WITH ABOUT 100 HRS IN TYPE, AND RETURNING FROM 3 MONTH FURLOUGH. F/O UNDERSTANDS THE SERIOUSNESS OF HIS MISTAKE.

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.

First officer put mixture to cut off instead of full rich during landing approach. Aircraft landed single engine.