Engine Failure on take-off

emergency
  • Throttled closed
  • Brakes apply maximum & stop
  • Wing flaps - retract
  • Mixture idle cut-off
  • Magnetos - off
  • ATC - advise if possible
  • Master - off
  • Passengers brief

Engine Failure - Immediately after take-off

emergency
  • Directional control - maintain
  • Pitch for airspeed
  • Mixture - idle-cutoff
  • Fuel Selector - off
  • Magnetos - off
  • Flaps - as required
  • ATC - advise if possible
  • Master - off
  • Cabin doors - unlatch
  • Passengers briefing
  • Airmanship - Land straight ahead

Engine Failure During Flight (Restart Procedures)

emergency
  • Directional Control - Mantain
  • Airspeed - 65/65/68 KIAS
  • Carb Heat - ON
  • Fuel Selector - ON Both
  • Auxiliary Fuel Pump - ON
  • Mixture - RICH
  • Primer - In & Locked
  • Ignition Switch - Both (or start if propeller stopped)
  • ATC - Advise as required
  • Passengers brief
  • Airmanship - Land as soon as possible

Forced Landing (without engine power)

emergency
  • Airspeed - pitch
  • Mixture - idle cut-off
  • Fuel selector - off
  • Magnetos - off
  • Flaps - as required
  • Atc - Advise if possible
  • Master - off
  • Passengers - brief
  • Cabin doors - unlatch
  • Seat backs - erect
  • Seatbelts - Fastened
  • Airmanship - touchdown slightly tail low
  • Brakes - apply heavy

Fire during start on ground

emergency
  • Cranking - continue
  • If engine starts: power 1700 rpm for a few minutes
  • If engine starts: engine shutdown
  • If engine fails to start: throttle open
  • If engine fails to start: mixture, idle cutoff
  • If engine fails to start: cranking, continue
  • If engine fails to start: fuel selector off
  • ATC - advise if possible
  • Master - off
  • Magnetos - off
  • Passengers - brief
  • Fire extinguisher - remove/extinguish
  • Evacuate away from fire

Engine fire in fight

emergency
  • Directional control - maintain
  • Mixture - idle cut off
  • Fuel Selector - off
  • Fuel Pump - off
  • ATC - advise, if possible
  • Master - off
  • Cabin heat & air (except overhead vents) - off
  • Airspeed - 100 KIAS, if fire not out incr glide speed
  • Passengers briefed
  • Airmanship - Land as soon as possible

Electrical fire in flight

emergency
  • Master switch - off
  • Cabin heater/air/vents - closed
  • Fire extinguisher - activate
  • Avionics power switch - off
  • Other switches - off
  • If fire out - cabin ventilate
  • If fire out - master on
  • If fire out - circuit breakers - do not reset faulty circuit
  • If fire out - alternator switch - on
  • Electrics - reduce to a minumum
  • Airmanship - land as soon as practical
  • ATC - advise
  • Passengers - briefed

Cabin fire

emergency
  • ATC - advise if possible
  • Master - off
  • Vents/Cabin air/heat - closed
  • Fire extinguisher - activate
  • Vents/Cabin air/heat - open / ventilate
  • Airmanship - land as soon as possible
  • Passengers - brief

Wing fire

emergency
  • All light switches - off
  • Pitot heat switch (if installed) - off
  • Airmanship - sideslip flames away from fuel & cabin
  • Airmanship - land as soon as possible