<< >> NASA ASRS Report 597694, October 2003

BE58 pilot had #1 engine failure in IMC conditions. The pilot had an altitude deviation and heading deviation, in trying to cope with the engine failure. The pilot did not declare an emergency with departure control.

Attributes
ACN	597694
Time
Date	200310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 3800
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31.7 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	597694
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine instruments other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Lost left engine shortly after takeoff from pwk. I felt the vibration and began to turn into the dead engine. I was IFR at the time and while I was diagnosing the problem I failed to maintain heading and altitude. I did notify ATC of engine problem and advised them that I was going to descend to VFR. My big sin was not maintaining direction, altitude and I did not declare an emergency. I was distraction diagnosing the problem and not flying the airplane in IFR conditions. It has been a yr since training. A little too long. Training can help, but loss of the real engine is a whole next stop in training. I will also brief and run through the procedures before each flight especially if it is IFR.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE58 PLT HAD #1 ENG FAILURE IN IMC CONDITIONS. THE PLT HAD AN ALTDEV AND HEADING DEV, IN TRYING TO COPE WITH THE ENG FAILURE. THE PLT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER WITH DEP CTL.

Narrative: LOST L ENG SHORTLY AFTER TKOF FROM PWK. I FELT THE VIBRATION AND BEGAN TO TURN INTO THE DEAD ENG. I WAS IFR AT THE TIME AND WHILE I WAS DIAGNOSING THE PROB I FAILED TO MAINTAIN HEADING AND ALT. I DID NOTIFY ATC OF ENG PROB AND ADVISED THEM THAT I WAS GOING TO DSND TO VFR. MY BIG SIN WAS NOT MAINTAINING DIRECTION, ALT AND I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. I WAS DISTR DIAGNOSING THE PROB AND NOT FLYING THE AIRPLANE IN IFR CONDITIONS. IT HAS BEEN A YR SINCE TRAINING. A LITTLE TOO LONG. TRAINING CAN HELP, BUT LOSS OF THE REAL ENG IS A WHOLE NEXT STOP IN TRAINING. I WILL ALSO BRIEF AND RUN THROUGH THE PROCS BEFORE EACH FLT ESPECIALLY IF IT IS IFR.

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.