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An islander's left engine failed in-flight. An emergency was declared with a diversion to a nearby airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 852297 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | BN-2A Islander/Defender |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 1750 Flight Crew Type 1200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Flight originated with passengers and destination was an island. Approximately half way into the flight at 3500 ft MSL I experienced engine failure that resulted in feathering the left engine and diverting. I landed safely and was able to taxi in to terminal on right engine power.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Islander's left engine failed in-flight. An emergency was declared with a diversion to a nearby airport.
Narrative: Flight originated with passengers and destination was an island. Approximately half way into the flight at 3500 FT MSL I experienced engine failure that resulted in feathering the left engine and diverting. I landed safely and was able to taxi in to terminal on right engine power.
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.