Any word?

[Rdutch 0]

I hear there was an engine failure on take off last weekend at a Florida DZ. Any word on the cause? Also what happened. Ive heard stories of engine failures on take off, and Im curious what happened on this one. Ive heard of all that can go wrong if the pilot doesn't handle it just right. The pilot of this plane must be a very good pilot to handle it with no damage to the plane, and to safely land with everyone on the plane. Still no word on any injuries. But I heard the plane was ok.
Just curious what happened and how everything turned out.

Also if anyone knows, what would be the difference if the left or right engine quit? Is there truth to the engine tourqe flipping the plane theory? Id think that a big factor would be drag if the prop wasnt feathered immediately.

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[davelepka 4]

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what would be the difference if the left or right engine quit? Is there truth to the engine tourqe flipping the plane theory?

It all depends on which way the props rotate. There is a critical engine, where if you lose it below a certain airspeed, the rudder doesn't have enough authority to overcome the torque reaction of the prop (which is making take-off power at the time).

There is a 'blue line' speed (and an actual blue line on the airspeed indicator) which is the speed at which the plane can lift off, but will most likely roll over if the critical engine fails. If you're on a short field, sometimes you have to lift off at these speeds and build your airspeed in the air.

It's usually a very short time until you're past the blue line, maybe just a a few seconds, but if an engine kicks during that time, ouch.

[jdlm2004 0]

A good example of an engine failure going wrong is the Perris Valley crash that occurred in April 1992.