Duchess 76
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Total 1205; Flight Crew Type 250
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
During a multi-engine training flight I was unable to restart the right engine after the student performed a full engine shut down at 4;500 FT. We went through the checklist three times and made several attempts to restart the engine but were unable to successfully bring the engine back to a windmilling condition. After losing 2;000 FT in altitude the decision was made to discontinue the air restart and land the plane with one engine. We contacted Approach Control to advise them of our situation and request priority [handling.] We were cleared direct to YYY and given priority as an aircraft in distress. After contacting the Tower we were cleared to land and landed with only the left engine. Because of the momentum of the aircraft we were able to exit the runway safely onto a taxiway. There were 3 people on board; the CFI; and two students. We took off with 80 gallons of fuel (40 each side) and burned approximately 25 gallons in flight.
A multi-engine flight instructor and two student pilots were unable to restart the right engine of a Beechcraft Duchess after practicing in-flight shutdown and restart operations. They declared an emergency and successfully performed a single engine approach and landing at a nearby airport.