BEECH KING AIR 100 PVT PLT EXPERIENCES AN ENG FLAMEOUT DURING TURN TO FINAL FOR AN ILS APCH. THE ENG AUTO-STARTED DUE TO THE IGNITERS LEFT ON IN CASE OF ICING.

2002-01 · NASA ASRS report 536145

Date: 2002-01 · Aircraft: King Air 100 A/B · Phase: approach

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|deviation-altitude-excursion-from-assigned-altitude|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|inflight-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control|inflight-event-encounter-weather-turbulence|other-inflt-engine-flame-out

Synopsis

BEECH KING AIR 100 PVT PLT EXPERIENCES AN ENG FLAMEOUT DURING TURN TO FINAL FOR AN ILS APCH. THE ENG AUTO-STARTED DUE TO THE IGNITERS LEFT ON IN CASE OF ICING.

Narrative

RETURNING FROM BKL ARPT; AND BEFORE THE FINAL TURN-ON FOR THE ILS-1 APCH TO CAK; WITH ALL DEICING EQUIP ON; THE R ENG SEEMED TO STUTTER. I AM JUDGING THIS FROM THE DIRECTION THAT THE PLANE WAS SUDDENLY GOING. I CORRECTED WITH L AILERON AND RUDDER. I DID NOT SEE A DECREASE IN TORQUE WITH EITHER ENG WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GAUGES TO IDENT. THE ENG THEN RESTARTED WITH VIGOR. THE RESTART PUSHED THE PLANE HARD L AND INTO A FAST DSCNT. I WAS ABLE TO CTL THIS JUST AS I BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS. I CLBED TO 3000 FT; STABILIZED THE PLANE AND MADE THE APCH INTO CAK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LNDG; I OBSERVED THAT THE INLET TO THE R ENG WAS CLR OF ICE. THE INLET TO THE L ENG WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY ICE BUILDUP. I SUSPECT THAT THE R ENG FLAMED OUT; CAUSED BY ICE BREAKING LOOSE; ENTERING THE ENG AND FLOODING IT OUT. THE IGNITERS WERE ARMED; RESTARTING THE ENG. A POSSIBLE CAUSE IS THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE ENG INLET HEAT SYS ON SOON ENOUGH TO AVOID ICE BUILD-UP. I WAS WATCHING THE WINGS DURING FLT AND TURNED ON THE ENG INLET HEAT SYS WHEN I OBSERVED ICE ON THE WINGS. THE ICING WAS ENCOUNTERED AT 5000 FT ALT ENRTE. THERE WAS NO ICING IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF CAK.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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