Aircraft equipment problem causes an in-flight engine shutdown in a night operation. Reporter lauds ...

Attributes
ACN	168388
Time
Date	199101
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bdl tower : bdl
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2180
ASRS Report	168388
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At approximately 20 DME inbound on 24 localizer at bdl power was lost on right #2 engine of an small transport. The flight left pwm for bdl at pm:00 local on 1/thurs/91 on a VFR 135 non-scheduled cargo operation. Bdl approach was notified and power was then attempted to be restored. After attempt in conjunction with emergency checklist was unsuccessful and emergency was declared, the approach controller then proceeded to clear the airspace for a straight-in landing on runway 24 at bdl. The engine was secured and propeller was feathered. The approach controller handed me off to the control tower who still had an aircraft on the runway. I was then cleared to land after the aircraft had cleared the runway. The tower controller did a good job of alerting me to the field conditions including a crosswind from the right. After landing I taxied to the ramp followed by the fire trucks for safety measures. As far as what caused the situation, it appears it was simply engine failure. During preflight inspection at pwm the engine appeared normal with 10.5 qts of oil. 9 qts is the minimum. No signs of oil leakage was found at bdl. However on initial inspection by an a and P found that neither magnetos or engine driven fuel pump were operational which may lead to the failure of the accessory gear (as major cause). To sum up, the approach controllers and tower controller did an excellent job and I am glad they are there when needed. This was a case of mechanical failure and the professionalism of the ATC system helped a potentially hazardous incident end safely.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIPMENT PROBLEM CAUSES AN INFLT ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN A NIGHT OPERATION. REPORTER LAUDS THE COOPERATION RECEIVED FROM APCH AND TWR CTLRS.

Narrative: AT APPROX 20 DME INBND ON 24 LOC AT BDL PWR WAS LOST ON R #2 ENG OF AN SMT. THE FLT LEFT PWM FOR BDL AT PM:00 LCL ON 1/THURS/91 ON A VFR 135 NON-SCHEDULED CARGO OPERATION. BDL APCH WAS NOTIFIED AND PWR WAS THEN ATTEMPTED TO BE RESTORED. AFTER ATTEMPT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EMER CHKLIST WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND EMER WAS DECLARED, THE APCH CTLR THEN PROCEEDED TO CLR THE AIRSPACE FOR A STRAIGHT-IN LNDG ON RWY 24 AT BDL. THE ENG WAS SECURED AND PROP WAS FEATHERED. THE APCH CTLR HANDED ME OFF TO THE CTL TWR WHO STILL HAD AN ACFT ON THE RWY. I WAS THEN CLRED TO LAND AFTER THE ACFT HAD CLRED THE RWY. THE TWR CTLR DID A GOOD JOB OF ALERTING ME TO THE FIELD CONDITIONS INCLUDING A XWIND FROM THE R. AFTER LNDG I TAXIED TO THE RAMP FOLLOWED BY THE FIRE TRUCKS FOR SAFETY MEASURES. AS FAR AS WHAT CAUSED THE SITUATION, IT APPEARS IT WAS SIMPLY ENG FAILURE. DURING PREFLT INSPECTION AT PWM THE ENG APPEARED NORMAL WITH 10.5 QTS OF OIL. 9 QTS IS THE MINIMUM. NO SIGNS OF OIL LEAKAGE WAS FOUND AT BDL. HOWEVER ON INITIAL INSPECTION BY AN A AND P FOUND THAT NEITHER MAGNETOS OR ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WERE OPERATIONAL WHICH MAY LEAD TO THE FAILURE OF THE ACCESSORY GEAR (AS MAJOR CAUSE). TO SUM UP, THE APCH CTLRS AND TWR CTLR DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AND I AM GLAD THEY ARE THERE WHEN NEEDED. THIS WAS A CASE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE AND THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THE ATC SYS HELPED A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INCIDENT END SAFELY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.

Aircraft equipment problem causes an in-flight engine shutdown in a night operation. Reporter lauds the cooperation received from approach and tower controllers.