Narrative:

Conducting a multi CFI training flight for an mei student. Intentional shutdown and feathering of right engine. (This is required for the FAA check ride). Conducted turns, climbs and dscnts on left engine. Total time from shutdown, approximately 5 min. Used emergency checklist to restart engine. Would not restart. Tried for 5 mins. Could not get propeller to windmill, even tried a slight dive. During this time, we continued to head towards fxe and we maintained 3500. Original shutdown was at 4500 MSL. Notified fxe tower and informed them of inoperative right engine. We were given emergency clearance to land. Approximately 2-3 mi north of fxe, left engine stopped. Set up glide of 110 mph (96 KTS). About 1/2 mi north we were at 1500 MSL, winds 260 degrees at 15 KTS. Too high runway 13, too low runway 31. Tried 3 times to restart left engine, 1 time more on right. Refeathered both engines. Entered left downwind runway 26. Turned base at 1300 MSL and final 1/8 mi from runway. Extended gear and flaps. Landed without incident runway 26. It was a very short field landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he believes that the aircraft battery did not have sufficient power to start the left engine and the right engine may have stopped due to the engine ignition (magnetic) switches inadvertently shut off during the shut down procedure of the original disabled engine. However, nothing was noted wrong after landing with regard to the switch position or other problems which would cause the 'good' engine to fail. Reporter further stated that he would change his cockpit resource management procedures in the future to assure that all aircraft switches and controls were observed by both pilots during engine shut down training. Reporter further stated that the generator was out on the running engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN SMA TWIN ENG TRAINING ACFT WERE FORCED TO MAKE A PWR OFF LNDG WHEN THE RUNNING ENG QUIT DURING SHUTDOWN OF THE OTHER ENG FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.

Narrative: CONDUCTING A MULTI CFI TRAINING FLT FOR AN MEI STUDENT. INTENTIONAL SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERING OF R ENG. (THIS IS REQUIRED FOR THE FAA CHK RIDE). CONDUCTED TURNS, CLBS AND DSCNTS ON L ENG. TOTAL TIME FROM SHUTDOWN, APPROX 5 MIN. USED EMER CHKLIST TO RESTART ENG. WOULD NOT RESTART. TRIED FOR 5 MINS. COULD NOT GET PROP TO WINDMILL, EVEN TRIED A SLIGHT DIVE. DURING THIS TIME, WE CONTINUED TO HEAD TOWARDS FXE AND WE MAINTAINED 3500. ORIGINAL SHUTDOWN WAS AT 4500 MSL. NOTIFIED FXE TWR AND INFORMED THEM OF INOP R ENG. WE WERE GIVEN EMER CLRNC TO LAND. APPROX 2-3 MI N OF FXE, L ENG STOPPED. SET UP GLIDE OF 110 MPH (96 KTS). ABOUT 1/2 MI N WE WERE AT 1500 MSL, WINDS 260 DEGS AT 15 KTS. TOO HIGH RWY 13, TOO LOW RWY 31. TRIED 3 TIMES TO RESTART L ENG, 1 TIME MORE ON R. REFEATHERED BOTH ENGS. ENTERED L DOWNWIND RWY 26. TURNED BASE AT 1300 MSL AND FINAL 1/8 MI FROM RWY. EXTENDED GEAR AND FLAPS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT RWY 26. IT WAS A VERY SHORT FIELD LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THE ACFT BATTERY DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT PWR TO START THE L ENG AND THE R ENG MAY HAVE STOPPED DUE TO THE ENG IGNITION (MAG) SWITCHES INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF DURING THE SHUT DOWN PROC OF THE ORIGINAL DISABLED ENG. HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS NOTED WRONG AFTER LNDG WITH REGARD TO THE SWITCH POS OR OTHER PROBS WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE 'GOOD' ENG TO FAIL. RPTR FURTHER STATED THAT HE WOULD CHANGE HIS COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT PROCS IN THE FUTURE TO ASSURE THAT ALL ACFT SWITCHES AND CTLS WERE OBSERVED BY BOTH PLTS DURING ENG SHUT DOWN TRAINING. RPTR FURTHER STATED THAT THE GENERATOR WAS OUT ON THE RUNNING ENG.

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.