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After a successful engine restart following an in-flight failure, the prudent PIC action is to
Choices
continue the flight to the original destination.
Continuing after a failure is bad ADM.
✓ land at the nearest suitable airport.correct
Land at the nearest suitable airport and get the engine inspected before continuing. Even successful restarts indicate something serious happened (fuel issue, ignition issue, mechanical issue) that may recur. Engine failure followed by restart is a strong signal something is wrong. Land ASAP at a suitable airport, even if the engine seems to be running fine after restart. Have a mechanic inspect — fuel system, ignition, induction, exhaust, oil. Continuing risks a recurrence in less favorable terrain.
perform another in-flight magneto check.
Mag check doesn't validate root cause.
run at lower power and continue.
Lower power doesn't fix the underlying issue.
Why
Land at the nearest suitable airport and get the engine inspected before continuing. Even successful restarts indicate something serious happened (fuel issue, ignition issue, mechanical issue) that may recur. Engine failure followed by restart is a strong signal something is wrong. Land ASAP at a suitable airport, even if the engine seems to be running fine after restart. Have a mechanic inspect — fuel system, ignition, induction, exhaust, oil. Continuing risks a recurrence in less favorable terrain.
FAA source: AFH Ch 18; AFH Chapter 18 — Emergency Proceduresbrowse the reference library →
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