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C402 pilot reports engine failure at 2500 feet and the inability to maintain level flight until 600 feet due to high temperature and full load.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 739852 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200705 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hya.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : k90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 739852 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Weather |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
25 mi during cruise the airplane lost the left engine. I tried to restart and troubleshoot the engine but did not restart satisfactory. Airplane started to drift-down; at 2000 ft the engine was feathered and still coming down at vse speed. Finally level off at 600 ft from 10 mi of the airport. Landed satisfactory. No injuries; no damage. Airplane was full weight and the temperature was 93 degrees F.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C402 PILOT REPORTS ENGINE FAILURE AT 2500 FEET AND THE INABILITY TO MAINTAIN LEVEL FLIGHT UNTIL 600 FEET DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE AND FULL LOAD.
Narrative: 25 MI DURING CRUISE THE AIRPLANE LOST THE L ENG. I TRIED TO RESTART AND TROUBLESHOOT THE ENG BUT DID NOT RESTART SATISFACTORY. AIRPLANE STARTED TO DRIFT-DOWN; AT 2000 FT THE ENG WAS FEATHERED AND STILL COMING DOWN AT VSE SPD. FINALLY LEVEL OFF AT 600 FT FROM 10 MI OF THE ARPT. LANDED SATISFACTORY. NO INJURIES; NO DAMAGE. AIRPLANE WAS FULL WT AND THE TEMP WAS 93 DEGS F.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.