The Swearingen-TEB incident: control issues with twins

Re-Reading the original post on this subject made me realize
something... The plane was on approach not on a departure... If that
makes a difference on the effect of loosing an engine, I do not know.
I would certainly suspect it would make a difference since I would
think on approach engines would be on a low power setting...

On 31 May 2005 22:17:51 GMT, wrote:

My understanding is that the aircraft will tend to roll due to the side
with the failed engine having less lift. My CFI was explaining this to me
some time ago.

Engine failure would require immediate and extreme rudder input and
feathering the props on the failed engine to reduce the drag. He said
something about "Lawn Dart" and that it can happen in a blink of the eye.

I'm a ASEL primary student. What's the skinny on multi-engine control
issues when one engine fails on approach?


Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
See my online aerial photo album at
http://flying.4alexanders.com

On 5/31/2005 6:57 PM, Mike 'Flyin'8' wrote:

Re-Reading the original post on this subject made me realize
something... The plane was on approach not on a departure... If that
makes a difference on the effect of loosing an engine, I do not know.
I would certainly suspect it would make a difference since I would
think on approach engines would be on a low power setting...

I was assuming he didn't like the approach, and decided to
go around ... then added full power on the remaining engine.

This is assumption on my part, as I have no additional information.


On 31 May 2005 22:17:51 GMT, wrote:

My understanding is that the aircraft will tend to roll due to the side
with the failed engine having less lift. My CFI was explaining this to me
some time ago.

Engine failure would require immediate and extreme rudder input and
feathering the props on the failed engine to reduce the drag. He said
something about "Lawn Dart" and that it can happen in a blink of the eye.

I'm a ASEL primary student. What's the skinny on multi-engine control
issues when one engine fails on approach?


Mike Alexander
PP-ASEL
Temecula, CA
See my online aerial photo album at
http://flying.4alexanders.com


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Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Student
Sacramento, CA