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Beech king air 100 private pilot experiences an engine flameout during turn to final for an ILS approach. The engine automatic-started due to the igniters left on in case of icing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 536145 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cak.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Fog Ice |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cak.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | King Air 100 A/B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 01 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 36.3 flight time total : 2742.7 flight time type : 603.6 |
| ASRS Report | 536145 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : clearance other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Returning from bkl airport, and before the final turn-on for the ILS-1 approach to cak, with all deicing equipment on, the right engine seemed to stutter. I am judging this from the direction that the plane was suddenly going. I corrected with left aileron and rudder. I did not see a decrease in torque with either engine when I looked at the gauges to identify. The engine then restarted with vigor. The restart pushed the plane hard left and into a fast descent. I was able to control this just as I broke out of the clouds. I climbed to 3000 ft, stabilized the plane and made the approach into cak without further incident. After landing, I observed that the inlet to the right engine was clear of ice. The inlet to the left engine was significantly reduced by ice buildup. I suspect that the right engine flamed out, caused by ice breaking loose, entering the engine and flooding it out. The igniters were armed, restarting the engine. A possible cause is that I did not have the engine inlet heat system on soon enough to avoid ice build-up. I was watching the wings during flight and turned on the engine inlet heat system when I observed ice on the wings. The icing was encountered at 5000 ft altitude en route. There was no icing in the immediate vicinity of cak.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BEECH KING AIR 100 PVT PLT EXPERIENCES AN ENG FLAMEOUT DURING TURN TO FINAL FOR AN ILS APCH. THE ENG AUTO-STARTED DUE TO THE IGNITERS LEFT ON IN CASE OF ICING.
Narrative: RETURNING FROM BKL ARPT, AND BEFORE THE FINAL TURN-ON FOR THE ILS-1 APCH TO CAK, WITH ALL DEICING EQUIP ON, THE R ENG SEEMED TO STUTTER. I AM JUDGING THIS FROM THE DIRECTION THAT THE PLANE WAS SUDDENLY GOING. I CORRECTED WITH L AILERON AND RUDDER. I DID NOT SEE A DECREASE IN TORQUE WITH EITHER ENG WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GAUGES TO IDENT. THE ENG THEN RESTARTED WITH VIGOR. THE RESTART PUSHED THE PLANE HARD L AND INTO A FAST DSCNT. I WAS ABLE TO CTL THIS JUST AS I BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS. I CLBED TO 3000 FT, STABILIZED THE PLANE AND MADE THE APCH INTO CAK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LNDG, I OBSERVED THAT THE INLET TO THE R ENG WAS CLR OF ICE. THE INLET TO THE L ENG WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY ICE BUILDUP. I SUSPECT THAT THE R ENG FLAMED OUT, CAUSED BY ICE BREAKING LOOSE, ENTERING THE ENG AND FLOODING IT OUT. THE IGNITERS WERE ARMED, RESTARTING THE ENG. A POSSIBLE CAUSE IS THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE ENG INLET HEAT SYS ON SOON ENOUGH TO AVOID ICE BUILD-UP. I WAS WATCHING THE WINGS DURING FLT AND TURNED ON THE ENG INLET HEAT SYS WHEN I OBSERVED ICE ON THE WINGS. THE ICING WAS ENCOUNTERED AT 5000 FT ALT ENRTE. THERE WAS NO ICING IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF CAK.
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.