Flight crew of an light transport landed without feathering the propeller or declaring an emergency after 1 engine flame-out on short final.

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Attributes
ACN	288531
Time
Date	199411
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fod
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 150
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	288531
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	289310
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Approximately 150 ft AGL on short final to FOD runway 12, right engine failed. Due to critical phase of flight and short time period before touchdown, engine was not feathered and secured, and ATC was not contacted to declare an emergency even though this is not company (general operations manual) procedure. This was not done due to the short period of time available before touchdown and the phase of flight (landing). We were not even talking to ATC on final, we were on unicom for ZMP instruction. We felt this was the safest decision not to perform these required procedures due to the situation when the engine failed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LTT LANDED WITHOUT FEATHERING THE PROP OR DECLARING AN EMER AFTER 1 ENG FLAME-OUT ON SHORT FINAL.

Narrative: APPROX 150 FT AGL ON SHORT FINAL TO FOD RWY 12, R ENG FAILED. DUE TO CRITICAL PHASE OF FLT AND SHORT TIME PERIOD BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, ENG WAS NOT FEATHERED AND SECURED, AND ATC WAS NOT CONTACTED TO DECLARE AN EMER EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT COMPANY (GENERAL OPS MANUAL) PROC. THIS WAS NOT DONE DUE TO THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AVAILABLE BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AND THE PHASE OF FLT (LNDG). WE WERE NOT EVEN TALKING TO ATC ON FINAL, WE WERE ON UNICOM FOR ZMP INSTRUCTION. WE FELT THIS WAS THE SAFEST DECISION NOT TO PERFORM THESE REQUIRED PROCS DUE TO THE SIT WHEN THE ENG FAILED.

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.