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A B58 pilot reported losing the left engine on short final. Following a safe landing; the fuel selector was found slightly out of the 'on' detent; and when properly positioned the engine ran normally.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1030738 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201208 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| 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 135 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The aircraft's left engine stalled on short final to landing; approximately 200 ft above the ground. Since the power was below idle and I was in a position to land and keep control of the aircraft; I made a landing on [the runway]. On the landing roll-out I confirmed that the left engine had stalled and taxied off the runway onto taxiway. The tower controller asked me if I had lost an engine once I had taxied off the runway; and I replied yes. I attempted to re-start the left engine on taxiway C; but could not so airport operations towed the aircraft to the GA ramp. I immediately contacted operations and maintenance to notify them of the problem. After conferring with maintenance; I noticed that the left fuel selector valve had inadvertently moved to an intermediate position cutting off fuel to the left engine. This was confirmed when I slightly moved the selector back to the on detent and successfully restarted the left engine. A contract mechanic was notified to observe the engine during a run-up; which he did; then signed off the discrepancy on the maintenance log.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B58 pilot reported losing the left engine on short final. Following a safe landing; the fuel selector was found slightly out of the 'on' detent; and when properly positioned the engine ran normally.
Narrative: The aircraft's left engine stalled on short final to landing; approximately 200 FT above the ground. Since the power was below idle and I was in a position to land and keep control of the aircraft; I made a landing on [the runway]. On the landing roll-out I confirmed that the left engine had stalled and taxied off the runway onto taxiway. The Tower Controller asked me if I had lost an engine once I had taxied off the runway; and I replied yes. I attempted to re-start the left engine on Taxiway C; but could not so airport operations towed the aircraft to the GA Ramp. I immediately contacted Operations and Maintenance to notify them of the problem. After conferring with Maintenance; I noticed that the left fuel selector valve had inadvertently moved to an intermediate position cutting off fuel to the left engine. This was confirmed when I slightly moved the selector back to the ON detent and successfully restarted the left engine. A Contract Mechanic was notified to observe the engine during a run-up; which he did; then signed off the discrepancy on the maintenance log.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.