Seminole Emergencies

Engine Failure Below Vr (Aborted)

• Throttles... Idle
• Brakes... As Required
• Engines... Shutdown if Necessary

Engine Failure Above Vr (Aborted)

• Pitch Attitude... Lower
• Directional Control... Maintain
• Throttles... As Required
• Airspeed... 88 KIAS
• Landing Gear Down... Land Straight Ahead
• Engines... Shutdown if Necessary

Engine Failure Above Vr (Continued)

• Directional Control... Maintain
• Mixtures... Full Forward
• Propellers... Full Forward
• Throttles... Full Forward
• Fuel Selectors... On
• Flaps... Retracted
• Landing Gear... Check Up
• Fuel Pumps... On
• Inoperative Engine... Identify & Verify
• Throttle (Inoperative Engine)... Close
• Propeller (Inoperative Engine)... Feather
• Mixture (Inoperative Engine)... Cut-Off
• Establish Bank... 2 to 3 degrees
• Airspeed... 88 KIAS

Engine Securing Procedure

• Throttle (Inoperative Engine)... Verify Then Close
• Propeller (Inoperative Engine)... Feather
• Mixture (Inoperative Engine)... Cut-Off

Engine Failure During Flight (Above Vmca)

• Inoperative Engine... Identify & Verify
• Operative Engine... Adjust Power As Required
• Airspeed... Maintain at least 88 KIAS

Engine Failure In Flight (Below Vmca)

• Rudder... Apply Against Yaw
• Throttles... Retard
• Pitch Attitude... Lower Nose to Accelerate Above Vmca

Engine Fire During Start

• If engine has not started:
• Mixture... Cut-Off
• Throttle... Full Open
• Starter... Continue to Crank Engine
• If engine has already started and is running, continue operating to try pulling the fire into the engine.
• If fire continues:
• Fuel Selectors... Off
• Fuel Pumps... Off
• Mixtures... Cut-Off
• Throttles... Full Open
• External Fire Extinguisher... Use
• Airplane... Evacuate

Engine Fire During Flight

• Fuel Selector (Affected Engine)... Off
• Throttle (Affected Engine)... Close
• Propeller (Affected Engine)... Feather
• Mixture (Affected Engine)... Cut-Off
• Cowl Flap (Affected Engine)... Open

Electrical Fire In Flight

• Emergency Battery... Verify ARM
• Battery Master Switch... Off
• Alternator Switches... Off
• Vents... Close (to avoid drafts)
• Cabin Heat... Off
• If fire persists:
• Fire Extinguisher... Activate

Spin Recovery

• Throttles... Close
• Rudder... Full Opposite to Direction of Rotation
• Control Wheel... Full Forward
• Ailerons... Neutral
• Rudder... Neutral When Rotation Stops
• Control Wheel.. Smooth Back Pressure to Recover From Dive
• Throttles... As Required

Propeller Overspeed

• Throttle (Affected Engine)... Retard
• Propeller (Affected Engine)... Decrease (Do Not Feather)
• Oil Pressure (Affected Engine)... Check
• Airspeed... Reduce
• Throttle... As required to Remain Below 2700 RPM

Emergency Exit

• Thermoplastic Cover... Remove
• Emergency Exit Handle... Pull Forward
• Window... Push Out

Emergency Descent

• Throttles... Close
• Propellers... High RPM
• Mixtures... Rich
• Landing Gear... Down
• Bank... 45 degrees
• Fuel Pumps... On
• Airspeed... Do Not Exceed 140 KIAS
• Rollout... Pilot Option

Autopilot Malfunction

• Control Wheel... Grasp Firmly
• Attitude Indicators... Crosscheck
• A/P DISC Switch... Depress & Hold
• Pitch Trim... Retrim as Necessary
• AUTOPILOT Circuit Breaker (Row 3, Col. 2)... Pull
• Autopilot... Do Not Re-engage

Electric Pitch Trim Runaway

• Control Wheel... Grasp Firmly
• Attitude Indicators... Crosscheck
• A/P DISC Switch... Depress & Hold
• PITCH TRIM Circuit Breaker (Row 3, Col. 1)... Retrim Manually
• Pitch Trim... Retrim Manually

One Engine Inoperative Go-Around

• Mixture (Operative Engine)... Full Rich
• Propeller (Operative Engine)... Full Increase
• Throttle... Smoothly Increase to Takeoff Power
• Flaps... Retract Incrementally
• Landing Gear... Up
• Airspeed... 88 KIAS