Pilot of 2 engine small transport attempted a go around from a missed approach. Right propeller feathered. Airspeed deteriorated. Pilot reduced power on left engine. Aircraft yawed to left and landed on grass between runways.

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Attributes
ACN	110548
Time
Date	198905
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vny
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	110548
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After executing a practice ILS to runway 16R it was decided to go around. The right propeller feathered even though the control was forward. The airspeed deteriorated such that I elected to pull back on the power rather than risk a VMC stall. The aircraft then yawed to the left causing the aircraft to land on the grass between the runways. There were no injuries or damage. The cause is being investigated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF 2 ENGINE SMT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND FROM A MISSED APCH. RIGHT PROPELLER FEATHERED. AIRSPEED DETERIORATED. PLT REDUCED POWER ON LEFT ENGINE. ACFT YAWED TO LEFT AND LANDED ON GRASS BETWEEN RWYS.

Narrative: AFTER EXECUTING A PRACTICE ILS TO RWY 16R IT WAS DECIDED TO GO AROUND. THE RIGHT PROP FEATHERED EVEN THOUGH THE CONTROL WAS FORWARD. THE AIRSPEED DETERIORATED SUCH THAT I ELECTED TO PULL BACK ON THE PWR RATHER THAN RISK A VMC STALL. THE ACFT THEN YAWED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE ACFT TO LAND ON THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RWYS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. THE CAUSE IS BEING INVESTIGATED.

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.