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Small transport twin piston engine pilot chose not to land at the nearest suitable airport after the #1 engine failed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 615980 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hgr.airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 615980 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At 8000 ft, left engine lost power slowly, and aircraft descended out of 8000 ft while performing engine out checklist. Told ZOB I needed 6000 ft for a final because of the event. Cle asked if I needed to land at hgr, and I said no, continued on to home base another 10 mins, and landed with no problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMT TWIN PISTON ENG PLT CHOSE NOT TO LAND AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT AFTER THE #1 ENG FAILED.
Narrative: AT 8000 FT, L ENG LOST PWR SLOWLY, AND ACFT DSNDED OUT OF 8000 FT WHILE PERFORMING ENG OUT CHKLIST. TOLD ZOB I NEEDED 6000 FT FOR A FINAL BECAUSE OF THE EVENT. CLE ASKED IF I NEEDED TO LAND AT HGR, AND I SAID NO, CONTINUED ON TO HOME BASE ANOTHER 10 MINS, AND LANDED WITH NO PROB.
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.