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C340 pilot experienced an engine failure shortly after leveling off at 10;000 ft. An emergency is declared and flight diverts to the nearest suitable airport. The pilot reports difficulty managing the emergency and flying the single engine ILS in IMC and turbulence as a single pilot. The gear is extended early resulting in difficulty maintaining approach speed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1068390 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201302 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 340/340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Reciprocating Engine Assembly |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 2300 Flight Crew Type 70 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Departed with one passenger; full fuel; normal IFR departure and climbed to 10;000 ft. Heard a high pitch wine from an unknown source; engine instruments were in the green and appeared normal. One minute later; I noted lose of turbo charging on right engine. I adjusted for engine fuel richness and monitored temperatures. While reaching for the checklist; the engine started running in fast then slow oscillations; about 4-5 times and then quit. Temperature appeared normal. I secured the engine and feathered the prop. All appeared to happen within 1-2 minutes. Notified ATC of engine out and needed to declare for landing. Entered the clouds at 8;000 ft MSL; flew vectors to ILS; had a 22-26 KTS turbulent left crosswind on the localizer. Winds; upon breaking out of clouds at 700 ft AGL; were 5-10 KTS. I experienced moderate turbulence and difficulty maintaining airspeed and directional control until touchdown. Landed softly and taxied to FBO without a problem. Thanks to the controller for a soft; calm voice throughout the event. Aircraft was out of annual for 6 hours; no problems during the prior trip. During single pilot IFR emergency operations; can ATC offer/suggest/read the emergency checklists? It would have helped reducing pilot workload and better prepared the aircraft and pilot for off airport landing. Example: gear and flaps up until can be runway made. I dropped the gear and lost airspeed that was hard to make up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C340 pilot experienced an engine failure shortly after leveling off at 10;000 FT. An emergency is declared and flight diverts to the nearest suitable airport. The pilot reports difficulty managing the emergency and flying the single engine ILS in IMC and turbulence as a single pilot. The gear is extended early resulting in difficulty maintaining approach speed.
Narrative: Departed with one passenger; full fuel; normal IFR departure and climbed to 10;000 FT. Heard a high pitch wine from an unknown source; engine instruments were in the green and appeared normal. One minute later; I noted lose of turbo charging on right engine. I adjusted for engine fuel richness and monitored temperatures. While reaching for the checklist; the engine started running in fast then slow oscillations; about 4-5 times and then quit. Temperature appeared normal. I secured the engine and feathered the prop. All appeared to happen within 1-2 minutes. Notified ATC of engine out and needed to declare for landing. Entered the clouds at 8;000 FT MSL; flew vectors to ILS; had a 22-26 KTS turbulent left crosswind on the localizer. Winds; upon breaking out of clouds at 700 FT AGL; were 5-10 KTS. I experienced moderate turbulence and difficulty maintaining airspeed and directional control until touchdown. Landed softly and taxied to FBO without a problem. Thanks to the Controller for a soft; calm voice throughout the event. Aircraft was out of annual for 6 hours; no problems during the prior trip. During single pilot IFR emergency operations; can ATC offer/suggest/read the emergency checklists? It would have helped reducing pilot workload and better prepared the aircraft and pilot for off airport landing. Example: gear and flaps up until can be runway made. I dropped the gear and lost airspeed that was hard to make up.
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.