The pilots on an small transport report that the PIC was making a go around when the left engine failed. The PIC then changed his mind and made a successful straight-in landing. Another aircraft, with communication failure, was landing on the parallel runway.

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Attributes
ACN	379568
Time
Date	199709
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ptk
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ptk tower : las
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1130 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	379568
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	other other : other pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	379569
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cleared for visual approach, controller instructed PIC to slow to minimum airspeed, slower traffic was turning base to final in front of us on runway 9L. ATC instructed PIC to maintain altitude on short final and to await landing clearance. PIC decided to execute go around procedures. Upon initiating go around, the left engine failed. PIC feathered inoperative engine and landed safely without event. Contributing to situation was another aircraft with a communication failure landing on parallel runway. Caution should be exercised when ATC clears for visual approach with other aircraft in vicinity. Vectoring or holding should be utilized rather than multiple aircraft approaching same runway at same time. Supplemental information from acn 379569: upon being cleared for the visual approach, controller told PIC to slow aircraft. Slowed traffic was landing runway 9L from base to final. I was told to maintain altitude approximately 500 ft AGL. I made decision to go around due to slower aircraft. After starting the go around my left engine failed and I feathered the left engine and continued to an uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE PLTS ON AN SMT RPT THAT THE PIC WAS MAKING A GAR WHEN THE L ENG FAILED. THE PIC THEN CHANGED HIS MIND AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL STRAIGHT-IN LNDG. ANOTHER ACFT, WITH COM FAILURE, WAS LNDG ON THE PARALLEL RWY.

Narrative: CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH, CTLR INSTRUCTED PIC TO SLOW TO MINIMUM AIRSPD, SLOWER TFC WAS TURNING BASE TO FINAL IN FRONT OF US ON RWY 9L. ATC INSTRUCTED PIC TO MAINTAIN ALT ON SHORT FINAL AND TO AWAIT LNDG CLRNC. PIC DECIDED TO EXECUTE GAR PROCS. UPON INITIATING GAR, THE L ENG FAILED. PIC FEATHERED INOP ENG AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT EVENT. CONTRIBUTING TO SIT WAS ANOTHER ACFT WITH A COM FAILURE LNDG ON PARALLEL RWY. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN ATC CLRS FOR VISUAL APCH WITH OTHER ACFT IN VICINITY. VECTORING OR HOLDING SHOULD BE UTILIZED RATHER THAN MULTIPLE ACFT APCHING SAME RWY AT SAME TIME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 379569: UPON BEING CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH, CTLR TOLD PIC TO SLOW ACFT. SLOWED TFC WAS LNDG RWY 9L FROM BASE TO FINAL. I WAS TOLD TO MAINTAIN ALT APPROX 500 FT AGL. I MADE DECISION TO GAR DUE TO SLOWER ACFT. AFTER STARTING THE GAR MY L ENG FAILED AND I FEATHERED THE L ENG AND CONTINUED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG.

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.