A be-58 right engine turbo-charger failed resulting in a partial power loss. An emergency was declar...

Narrative:

Enroute and in our initial descent from 16;000 down to 7;000 ft (assigned by the controller); we experienced a partial power loss in the right engine. Figuring it was a turbo-charger failure; I immediately asked for vectors to the nearest suitable airport. Given the weather conditions; it was not too difficult to spot the airport and keep it insight. As I was setting up for the visual approach; I selected the gear to the down position and it would not fully extend. I decided to fly the airplane while the owner of the aircraft; sitting in the co-pilot's seat; manually extended the gear. While he tended to that situation; I declared the emergency with center and asked for emergency equipment to be standing by. We stayed on frequency with the center controller until after we landed. We landed; canceled our IFR on center frequency and taxied to the parking area without further incident. After shutdown; I called flight service to ask them if anything (paperwork; etc.) needed to be completed. He put me on hold while he contacted the center manager and then said that nothing was required of me. He said the ATC was glad we were on the ground safe and that they did not need any statement or paperwork from me. Just as an aside; I attend recurrent training on this aircraft once a year and it sure does help with all sorts of scenarios and your reactions to them! What a great thing!!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE-58 right engine turbo-charger failed resulting in a partial power loss. An emergency was declared; followed by a diversion and landing at a nearby airport with ATC's assistance.

Narrative: Enroute and in our initial descent from 16;000 down to 7;000 FT (assigned by the Controller); we experienced a partial power loss in the right engine. Figuring it was a turbo-charger failure; I immediately asked for vectors to the nearest suitable airport. Given the weather conditions; it was not too difficult to spot the airport and keep it insight. As I was setting up for the visual approach; I selected the gear to the down position and it would not fully extend. I decided to fly the airplane while the owner of the aircraft; sitting in the co-pilot's seat; manually extended the gear. While he tended to that situation; I declared the emergency with Center and asked for emergency equipment to be standing by. We stayed on frequency with the Center Controller until after we landed. We landed; canceled our IFR on Center frequency and taxied to the parking area without further incident. After shutdown; I called flight service to ask them if anything (paperwork; etc.) needed to be completed. He put me on hold while he contacted the Center Manager and then said that nothing was required of me. He said the ATC was glad we were on the ground safe and that they did not need any statement or paperwork from me. Just as an aside; I attend recurrent training on this aircraft once a year and it sure does help with all sorts of scenarios and your reactions to them! What a great thing!!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	838431
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Exhaust Turbo Charger
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 26 Flight Crew Total 4920 Flight Crew Type 180
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

A be-58 right engine turbo-charger failed resulting in a partial power loss. An emergency was declared; followed by a diversion and landing at a nearby airport with ATC's assistance.