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A da-42 twinstar pilot diverted and landed safely when the right engine failed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 853613 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | DA42 Twin Star |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 850 Flight Crew Type 45 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was receiving flight following from approach at the time of the incident. The entire flight was conducted under VMC conditions. I did not find problems with the airplane during the pre-flight inspection. The run-up was completed without any warnings or anomalies.the climb out went smooth and I leveled off at 11;500ft. I was cruising for approximately 30 min; when the right engine failed. After the failure I attempted to troubleshoot; but the engine just windmilled for a few times. Therefore I feathered the dead engine. I advised approach of the situation and they provided me guidance. The approach controller was aware that I landed safely. This incident was very dangerous; due to the fact that I did not receive any warnings from my instruments. It failed all of a sudden; all the gauges were in the green. There are mechanics currently investigating what went wrong with the diamond twin star. It is not the final report yet; but looks like that the gear box lost pressure; causing the shut down of the engine. Mechanics also believe that due to the new technologies of the da-42; the airplane system might have had intentionally shut down the engine to prevent further damage to the engine. After I landed; I immediately reported the incident over the phone with the FSS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DA-42 Twinstar pilot diverted and landed safely when the right engine failed.
Narrative: I was receiving flight following from Approach at the time of the incident. The entire flight was conducted under VMC conditions. I did not find problems with the airplane during the pre-flight inspection. The run-up was completed without any warnings or anomalies.The climb out went smooth and I leveled off at 11;500ft. I was cruising for approximately 30 min; when the right engine failed. After the failure I attempted to troubleshoot; but the engine just windmilled for a few times. Therefore I feathered the dead engine. I advised Approach of the situation and they provided me guidance. The Approach controller was aware that I landed safely. This incident was very dangerous; due to the fact that I did not receive any warnings from my instruments. It failed all of a sudden; all the gauges were in the green. There are mechanics currently investigating what went wrong with the Diamond Twin Star. It is not the final report yet; but looks like that the gear box lost pressure; causing the shut down of the engine. Mechanics also believe that due to the new technologies of the DA-42; the airplane system might have had intentionally shut down the engine to prevent further damage to the engine. After I landed; I immediately reported the incident over the phone with the FSS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.