FLC OF AN SMA TWIN ENG TRAINING ACFT WERE FORCED TO MAKE A PWR OFF LNDG WHEN THE RUNNING ENG QUIT DURING SHUTDOWN OF THE OTHER ENG FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.

Date: 1993-05 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 2 Eng; Retractable Gear

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|inflight-event-encounter-cftt-cfit|other-unspecified

Synopsis

FLC OF AN SMA TWIN ENG TRAINING ACFT WERE FORCED TO MAKE A PWR OFF LNDG WHEN THE RUNNING ENG QUIT DURING SHUTDOWN OF THE OTHER ENG FOR TRAINING PURPOSES.

Narrative

CONDUCTING A MULTI CFI TRAINING FLT FOR AN MEI STUDENT. INTENTIONAL SHUTDOWN AND FEATHERING OF R ENG. (THIS IS REQUIRED FOR THE FAA CHK RIDE). CONDUCTED TURNS; CLBS AND DSCNTS ON L ENG. TOTAL TIME FROM SHUTDOWN; APPROX 5 MIN. USED EMER CHKLIST TO RESTART ENG. WOULD NOT RESTART. TRIED FOR 5 MINS. COULD NOT GET PROP TO WINDMILL; EVEN TRIED A SLIGHT DIVE. DURING THIS TIME; WE CONTINUED TO HEAD TOWARDS FXE AND WE MAINTAINED 3500. ORIGINAL SHUTDOWN WAS AT 4500 MSL. NOTIFIED FXE TWR AND INFORMED THEM OF INOP R ENG. WE WERE GIVEN EMER CLRNC TO LAND. APPROX 2-3 MI N OF FXE; L ENG STOPPED. SET UP GLIDE OF 110 MPH (96 KTS). ABOUT 1/2 MI N WE WERE AT 1500 MSL; WINDS 260 DEGS AT 15 KTS. TOO HIGH RWY 13; TOO LOW RWY 31. TRIED 3 TIMES TO RESTART L ENG; 1 TIME MORE ON R. REFEATHERED BOTH ENGS. ENTERED L DOWNWIND RWY 26. TURNED BASE AT 1300 MSL AND FINAL 1/8 MI FROM RWY. EXTENDED GEAR AND FLAPS. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT RWY 26. IT WAS A VERY SHORT FIELD LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THE ACFT BATTERY DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT PWR TO START THE L ENG AND THE R ENG MAY HAVE STOPPED DUE TO THE ENG IGNITION (MAG) SWITCHES INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF DURING THE SHUT DOWN PROC OF THE ORIGINAL DISABLED ENG. HOWEVER; NOTHING WAS NOTED WRONG AFTER LNDG WITH REGARD TO THE SWITCH POS OR OTHER PROBS WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE 'GOOD' ENG TO FAIL. RPTR FURTHER STATED THAT HE WOULD CHANGE HIS COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT PROCS IN THE FUTURE TO ASSURE THAT ALL ACFT SWITCHES AND CTLS WERE OBSERVED BY BOTH PLTS DURING ENG SHUT DOWN TRAINING. RPTR FURTHER STATED THAT THE GENERATOR WAS OUT ON THE RUNNING ENG.

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