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BE58 pilot experienced a left engine failure at 10500 ft approaching destination airport; likely due to fuel exhaustion. An emergency was declared and an uneventful single engine landing ensued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 924217 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201012 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Baron 58/58TC |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise Descent |
| Flight Plan | DVFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 1600 Flight Crew Type 150 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
As I was flying; I encountered a loss of power in my left engine. As I troubleshot I declared an emergency to receive priority to come in to land. I did not request assistance. After noticing I may have been improperly fueled; I rechecked the gauges indicating enough to land at destination without any risk on one engine; so I continued in without any problems.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE58 pilot experienced a left engine failure at 10500 FT approaching destination airport; likely due to fuel exhaustion. An emergency was declared and an uneventful single engine landing ensued.
Narrative: As I was flying; I encountered a loss of power in my left engine. As I troubleshot I declared an emergency to receive priority to come in to land. I did not request assistance. After noticing I may have been improperly fueled; I rechecked the gauges indicating enough to land at destination without any risk on one engine; so I continued in without any problems.
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.