A DA20 captain reported increased headwinds, and ATC imposed lower altitude flying, caused him to de...

Attributes
ACN	574397
Time
Date	200302
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 26000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid.artcc tracon : cmh.tracon tower : sdf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Dassault-Breguet Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	other ndb
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	574397
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During our flight to tzr, we experienced stronger than forecast headwinds. Further, ZID kept us at a lower altitude then we had filed, which also contributed to greater fuel burn than had been planned. I declared a minimum fuel to avoid any further delays, once we were sent over to cmh. ATC assigned us FL240. We started descent from FL310 to FL240. At FL260, I experienced the right engine flame out. I immediately told my first officer to pull out the emergency checklist and also notify ATC of our situation at hand. We were both extremely busy during the restart checklist, and ATC was asking us questions, which interrupted us in doing the checklist. Furthermore, I told him to turn on the ignitor on the left engine, just as a precaution. If we do lose the left engine, declare an emergency. But, we were able to restart our right engine and landed safely with both engines. During taxiing, ground control, on instructions from airport fire department, told us to stop, because there were flames coming out of our right engine. I immediately pulled the right fuel t-handle and shut down both engines. The tzr fire department thoroughly examined both our engines, and after finding nothing wrong, gave us the ok to park. Upon talking to the airport manager, he asked me if we had dual engine flameout. I advised him, no, only our right engine flamed out and the dual engine failure was a miscom.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DA20 CAPT RPTED INCREASED HEADWINDS, AND ATC IMPOSED LOWER ALT FLYING, CAUSED HIM TO DECLARE MINIMUM FUEL AND DIVERT TO TZR FOR RE-FUELING. DURING THE COURSE OF THIS DIVERSION, THE R ENG FLAMED OUT, BUT WAS RESTARTED.

Narrative: DURING OUR FLT TO TZR, WE EXPERIENCED STRONGER THAN FORECAST HEADWINDS. FURTHER, ZID KEPT US AT A LOWER ALT THEN WE HAD FILED, WHICH ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO GREATER FUEL BURN THAN HAD BEEN PLANNED. I DECLARED A MINIMUM FUEL TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DELAYS, ONCE WE WERE SENT OVER TO CMH. ATC ASSIGNED US FL240. WE STARTED DSCNT FROM FL310 TO FL240. AT FL260, I EXPERIENCED THE R ENG FLAME OUT. I IMMEDIATELY TOLD MY FO TO PULL OUT THE EMER CHKLIST AND ALSO NOTIFY ATC OF OUR SIT AT HAND. WE WERE BOTH EXTREMELY BUSY DURING THE RESTART CHKLIST, AND ATC WAS ASKING US QUESTIONS, WHICH INTERRUPTED US IN DOING THE CHKLIST. FURTHERMORE, I TOLD HIM TO TURN ON THE IGNITOR ON THE L ENG, JUST AS A PRECAUTION. IF WE DO LOSE THE L ENG, DECLARE AN EMER. BUT, WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART OUR R ENG AND LANDED SAFELY WITH BOTH ENGS. DURING TAXIING, GND CTL, ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM ARPT FIRE DEPT, TOLD US TO STOP, BECAUSE THERE WERE FLAMES COMING OUT OF OUR R ENG. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE R FUEL T-HANDLE AND SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS. THE TZR FIRE DEPT THOROUGHLY EXAMINED BOTH OUR ENGS, AND AFTER FINDING NOTHING WRONG, GAVE US THE OK TO PARK. UPON TALKING TO THE ARPT MGR, HE ASKED ME IF WE HAD DUAL ENG FLAMEOUT. I ADVISED HIM, NO, ONLY OUR R ENG FLAMED OUT AND THE DUAL ENG FAILURE WAS A MISCOM.

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.

A DA20 captain reported increased headwinds, and ATC imposed lower altitude flying, caused him to declare minimum fuel and divert to tzr for re-fueling. During the course of this diversion, the right engine flamed out, but was restarted.