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Pilot of an small transport reciprocating twin experienced right engine failure during high altitude cruise and requested the nearest airport for an emergency landing. The engine was subsequently restarted and the reporter returned to his origin airport for landing due to both engines running rough.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 435768 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl single value : 23000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 435768 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Weather |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On IFR flight plan to dca at cruise, right engine quit. Performed single engine procedures, reported to ATC, requested nearest airport, stabilized aircraft, and restarted engine. Both engines running rough for periods. Requested return to abq. Probable cause was air filter icing and failure to use alternate air source. Automatic induction bypass system being checked. Aircraft flight manual being reviewed for icing procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT RECIPROCATING TWIN EXPERIENCED R ENG FAILURE DURING HIGH ALT CRUISE AND REQUESTED THE NEAREST ARPT FOR AN EMER LNDG. THE ENG WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RESTARTED AND THE RPTR RETURNED TO HIS ORIGIN ARPT FOR LNDG DUE TO BOTH ENGS RUNNING ROUGH.
Narrative: ON IFR FLT PLAN TO DCA AT CRUISE, R ENG QUIT. PERFORMED SINGLE ENG PROCS, RPTED TO ATC, REQUESTED NEAREST ARPT, STABILIZED ACFT, AND RESTARTED ENG. BOTH ENGS RUNNING ROUGH FOR PERIODS. REQUESTED RETURN TO ABQ. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS AIR FILTER ICING AND FAILURE TO USE ALTERNATE AIR SOURCE. AUTOMATIC INDUCTION BYPASS SYS BEING CHKED. ACFT FLT MANUAL BEING REVIEWED FOR ICING PROCS.
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.