Turbo commander 690 lost power in the left engine at 3;000 ft; an uneventful landing followed.

Attributes
ACN	1063535
Time
Date	201301
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Turbo Commander 690 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Sea
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 13500 Flight Crew Type 900
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

While maneuvering VFR at 3;000 MSL east of the uncontrolled airport at which was the point of intended landing; the aircraft's left engine very abruptly lost all power and began to nts (negative torque sense). A shut down per the emergency checklist was completed and a uneventful single engine landing was accomplished. The aircraft cleared the runway and was shut down and towed to the hangar. Maintenance was informed and an investigation as to the cause is ongoing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Turbo Commander 690 lost power in the left engine at 3;000 FT; an uneventful landing followed.

Narrative: While maneuvering VFR at 3;000 MSL east of the uncontrolled airport at which was the point of intended landing; the aircraft's left engine very abruptly lost all power and began to NTS (Negative Torque Sense). A shut down per the emergency checklist was completed and a uneventful single engine landing was accomplished. The aircraft cleared the runway and was shut down and towed to the hangar. Maintenance was informed and an investigation as to the cause is ongoing.

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.