Small transport had engine failure on initiation of go around. Made off airport landing.

Attributes
ACN	120920
Time
Date	198908
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gxy
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
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	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	120920
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On short final, my student applied power, saying he thought he was low. At the same time, the nose of the aircraft moved to the left. Since the leftward movement of the nose caused the aircraft to not be pointed at the runway, I took control from the student. I initiated a go-around in accordance with the poh by application of full power and flaps 15. When a positive rate of climb was attained, I raised the gear. During the go-around the left engine failed. I tried twice to put the aircraft in a climb attitude, but each time I did so I saw the beginning of a VMC roll. After the second attempt to reestablish a climb failed, I elected to abandon the go-around and instead concentrated on maintaining control of the aircraft as it settled toward the ground. I was able to steer the aircraft back toward the runway, away from a large irrigation ditch. However, we were never able to reach the runway. I was able to maintain the aircraft in a wings level, slightly nose-high attitude at touchdown. Neither my student nor I sustained any injuries whatsoever. Since the gear remained retracted, the aircraft sustained damage only to both engines and propellers, all gear doors, belly antennas, and belly skin. The aircraft was later lifted onto its wheels and towed back to the hangar. The incident was caused by engine failure. I cannot exclude the possibility the either (a) recognition of this failure was delayed because we were at a very low power setting on short final and because all students, and this one in particular, seem to have a tendency to land nose left, or (B) that the engine was intermittently developing power or (C) that the engine failed for the first time after the go-around had been initiated. It is fortunate that we landed gear up as the terrain was a plowed field with furrows diagonal to our ground track. I am convinced that we would have either ground looped or flipped if we had touched down with the gear down. In any case, there wasn't time to lower the gear after I realized we were unable to climb or maintain altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT HAD ENGINE FAILURE ON INITIATION OF GO AROUND. MADE OFF ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: ON SHORT FINAL, MY STUDENT APPLIED POWER, SAYING HE THOUGHT HE WAS LOW. AT THE SAME TIME, THE NOSE OF THE ACFT MOVED TO THE LEFT. SINCE THE LEFTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE NOSE CAUSED THE ACFT TO NOT BE POINTED AT THE RWY, I TOOK CONTROL FROM THE STUDENT. I INITIATED A GO-AROUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POH BY APPLICATION OF FULL POWER AND FLAPS 15. WHEN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB WAS ATTAINED, I RAISED THE GEAR. DURING THE GO-AROUND THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED. I TRIED TWICE TO PUT THE ACFT IN A CLIMB ATTITUDE, BUT EACH TIME I DID SO I SAW THE BEGINNING OF A VMC ROLL. AFTER THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO REESTABLISH A CLIMB FAILED, I ELECTED TO ABANDON THE GO-AROUND AND INSTEAD CONCENTRATED ON MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE ACFT AS IT SETTLED TOWARD THE GND. I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE ACFT BACK TOWARD THE RWY, AWAY FROM A LARGE IRRIGATION DITCH. HOWEVER, WE WERE NEVER ABLE TO REACH THE RWY. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE ACFT IN A WINGS LEVEL, SLIGHTLY NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE AT TOUCHDOWN. NEITHER MY STUDENT NOR I SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES WHATSOEVER. SINCE THE GEAR REMAINED RETRACTED, THE ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE ONLY TO BOTH ENGINES AND PROPS, ALL GEAR DOORS, BELLY ANTENNAS, AND BELLY SKIN. THE ACFT WAS LATER LIFTED ONTO ITS WHEELS AND TOWED BACK TO THE HANGAR. THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY ENGINE FAILURE. I CANNOT EXCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY THE EITHER (A) RECOGNITION OF THIS FAILURE WAS DELAYED BECAUSE WE WERE AT A VERY LOW POWER SETTING ON SHORT FINAL AND BECAUSE ALL STUDENTS, AND THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, SEEM TO HAVE A TENDENCY TO LAND NOSE LEFT, OR (B) THAT THE ENGINE WAS INTERMITTENTLY DEVELOPING POWER OR (C) THAT THE ENGINE FAILED FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER THE GO-AROUND HAD BEEN INITIATED. IT IS FORTUNATE THAT WE LANDED GEAR UP AS THE TERRAIN WAS A PLOWED FIELD WITH FURROWS DIAGONAL TO OUR GND TRACK. I AM CONVINCED THAT WE WOULD HAVE EITHER GND LOOPED OR FLIPPED IF WE HAD TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE GEAR DOWN. IN ANY CASE, THERE WASN'T TIME TO LOWER THE GEAR AFTER I REALIZED WE WERE UNABLE TO CLIMB OR MAINTAIN ALT.

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.