PA-44 Seminole/Turbo Seminole
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 1300; Flight Crew Type 100
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Issued New Clearance; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft
During a multi engine training flight; during a touch and go; as full power was applied to initiate the next takeoff; I saw the right fuel flow drop to zero. At that moment the student (who is also commercial multi rated but learning to be an multi engine instructor) rotated and began initial climb. Because of the touch and go we did not have the runway remaining to abort the takeoff or land on the remaining runway; so I took the flight controls expecting the right engine to die while continuing the initial climb. The right engine died within a matter of seconds (at about 300 AGL); and I was able to climb to just below traffic pattern altitude; feather the right propeller; and land safely with proper landing clearance. Maintenance reported failure of the engine driven fuel pump and the likelihood that the auxiliary fuel pumps did not do their job of providing adequate fuel pressure to run the engine at full power. The entire fuel system has since been replaced.
PA-44 instructor pilot reported loss of right engine shortly after takeoff on a training flight. Aircraft landed safely after inflight shutdown.