Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown
Human Factors; Aircraft
All engine instruments ok during acceleration and rotation. At 600 ft AGL; reduced power to climb settings. At 1000 ft AGL; turned boost pump off and reduced mixtures per SOP. At 1200 ft AGL; left engine failed. Checked fuel selectors and set aux fuel pump to low with no change. Proceeded to shut left engine down and feather propeller. First Officer [advised ATC] and we were cleared to land on any runway. Using QRH; began left engine restart procedures and noticed that both left magnetos were off. Following QRH procedures; successfully restarted left engine. Returned to ZZZ with both engines running. Taxied to company parking; shutdown and deplaned passengers.
C402 flight crew reported an engine failure during climbout followed by a shutdown with a successful restart and return to the departure airport.