In-flight engine shutdown air carrier small transport.

Attributes
ACN	86024
Time
Date	198804
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zid
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4100 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	86024
Person 2
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was in cruise flight from tys to cbg at 16000'. Approximately 90 mi south of cvg, a left engine failure occurred (failed gear box). No fire. Procedures were followed in securing the failed engine. After stabilizing the aircraft in a 200-300 FPM descent, flight continued to cvg (aircraft's home base). Lexington, ky, was overflown due to it being an unfamiliar airport. A circling descent would have been required, and the approach plates for lexington would have required the first officer to leave his station during an emergency situation to retrieve the appropriate approach information to lexington airport. Non standard airports. Approach plates are located behind the pilot's stations. Both pilots felt continuation of the flight to cvg was the reasonable and safest decision possible. No assistance was required. However, an emergency was declared to cvg approach control. Landing was uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN ACR SMT.

Narrative: FLT WAS IN CRUISE FLT FROM TYS TO CBG AT 16000'. APPROX 90 MI S OF CVG, A LEFT ENG FAILURE OCCURRED (FAILED GEAR BOX). NO FIRE. PROCS WERE FOLLOWED IN SECURING THE FAILED ENG. AFTER STABILIZING THE ACFT IN A 200-300 FPM DSCNT, FLT CONTINUED TO CVG (ACFT'S HOME BASE). LEXINGTON, KY, WAS OVERFLOWN DUE TO IT BEING AN UNFAMILIAR ARPT. A CIRCLING DSCNT WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED, AND THE APCH PLATES FOR LEXINGTON WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THE F/O TO LEAVE HIS STATION DURING AN EMER SITUATION TO RETRIEVE THE APPROPRIATE APCH INFO TO LEXINGTON ARPT. NON STANDARD ARPTS. APCH PLATES ARE LOCATED BEHIND THE PLT'S STATIONS. BOTH PLTS FELT CONTINUATION OF THE FLT TO CVG WAS THE REASONABLE AND SAFEST DECISION POSSIBLE. NO ASSISTANCE WAS REQUIRED. HOWEVER, AN EMER WAS DECLARED TO CVG APCH CTL. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.