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The pilot/passenger not flying reports engine failure at cruise altitude. An emergency was declared. During the descent the engine restarted and a successful landing was accomplished.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1172917 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201405 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu/Malibu Mirage/Malibu Matrix |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 2300 Flight Crew Type 30 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
The pilot flying has already reported this incident. This is just a backup and second opinion. On our cruise flight the engine stopped running. We declared emergency and glided to the next field. Before landing the engine started again. We supposed the engine had stopped running because of the outside air temperature below -30C. We had the mechanic look at the engine. He could not find any problems and joined us for a run up. He suggested flying some traffic patterns. We did this. We also asked malibu experts and they confirmed that this problem happens from time to time if you are flying below -30C. The next day we added isopropyl alcohol and could continue our flight without event even at lower temperatures than -35C.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot/passenger not flying reports engine failure at cruise altitude. An emergency was declared. During the descent the engine restarted and a successful landing was accomplished.
Narrative: The pilot flying has already reported this incident. This is just a backup and second opinion. On our cruise flight the engine stopped running. We declared emergency and glided to the next field. Before landing the engine started again. We supposed the engine had stopped running because of the outside air temperature below -30C. We had the mechanic look at the engine. He could not find any problems and joined us for a run up. He suggested flying some traffic patterns. We did this. We also asked Malibu experts and they confirmed that this problem happens from time to time if you are flying below -30C. The next day we added Isopropyl alcohol and could continue our flight without event even at lower temperatures than -35C.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.