Small transport X aircraft equipment problem engine out. Pilot declared emergency.

Attributes
ACN	190075
Time
Date	199109
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	other
Route In Use	enroute : direct enroute airway : zid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : flight data
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller non radar : 6 controller radar : 3
ASRS Report	190075
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : 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	Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

Small transport X reported on ZID frequency just leveling off for cruise. After only a few mins the pilot reported a blown piston left engine declaring 'emergency.' ZID acknowledged transmission authorized turns and descent at pilot's discretion. Informed pilot of several nearby airports. Pilot elected to return to greater cincinnati. Pilot started a slow descent and a right hand turn. Was turned over to cvg approach and land cvg airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT X ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM ENG OUT. PLT DECLARED EMER.

Narrative: SMT X RPTED ON ZID FREQ JUST LEVELING OFF FOR CRUISE. AFTER ONLY A FEW MINS THE PLT RPTED A BLOWN PISTON L ENG DECLARING 'EMER.' ZID ACKNOWLEDGED XMISSION AUTHORIZED TURNS AND DSCNT AT PLT'S DISCRETION. INFORMED PLT OF SEVERAL NEARBY ARPTS. PLT ELECTED TO RETURN TO GREATER CINCINNATI. PLT STARTED A SLOW DSCNT AND A R HAND TURN. WAS TURNED OVER TO CVG APCH AND LAND CVG ARPT.

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.