Twin Commander Lost Engine 

I had an engine shutdown in a Turboprop once. 2am in the morning, Pouring rain, in Mountainous terrain on Takeoff. I was wide awake after that. Glad everything worked out for you 🙌🏼

Got about 800 hours in commanders before getting my first jet job. I loved the plane! Great performance on one engine. Nice job.

Great to see ATC really shining here to do all they could. Great job flying.

When that controller asked you if you wanted to declare an emergency, he was really hinting that he'd prefer you to declare an emergency. There is no downside to declaring, and plenty of upsides. The aftermath of the 4 I've declared in 43 years of flying was never more than a short pleasant phone conversation with the authorities.

Got my multi rating in a 500B Shrike Commander. Great ac! VMC was below stall speed. I loved that AC! I successfully flew corporate and airline professionally for 23,000hrs+ hence. This pilot exhibited extreme calm and professionalism during this event. I salute you sir!

That controller was aces up....

This is a GREAT video for students to show all you need to do is stay calm, fly the aircraft and things will go good as long as you stay CLAM!! AWESOME airmanship!!

Superb crisis management, superb radio skills, superb aircraft handling, and an awesome controller!!!! A textbook example of engine out and divert technique. Very Well Done!!!!!!! I hope you looked up that controller and bought him a beer!!!

Great job flying. Seems that losing an engine does not fall within the normal realm of flight and is an emergency. Great controller.

This controller is an ACE! I am not a pilot, but if I ever became one, I would hope all my interactions with controllers would be exactly like the interactions with this controlled. Great job!!

Ahhh.. I always really enjoy these videos. Not for the video content, entertainment, or even educational value, but rather the opportunity to relish in the wisdom and musings of so many “aviation masters” in the comments. Rarely will so many experts gather on one forum and share their expertise. Doesn’t matter if the video portrays seasoned, professional pilots, who have dedicated their entire life to their profession, we will all read reasons to NOT be impressed. It’s through the criticism of others, that these keyboard Captains try to impress us with “their” expertise. It’s clear, one need not waste time, training and honing their skills as an aviator. By simply reading the comment section of these videos, one can benefit from the teachings of the TRUE masters of the skies, who gather here. When they post their wisdom and insight in comments, scribes record every word, so future generations of pilots may benefit from their teachings. I for one, am humbled in their presence and thank them all for their guidance. 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Great video Glenn, nice job !

Totally "Chuck Morris'd the situation Well done!. Outstanding professionalism by ATC! Hope you radioed in an let him know you landed safely

The controller is excellent. I hope he got recognized for his good work.

Nicely done Glenn! I enjoyed your videos and participation on TTCF when you had your 310. I just posted a video where I shut down my left engine during a BFR and was very pleased with how my bird handles. I agree with Baron Pilot in the hopes of never needing to do it unexpectedly but if I do, I'll see if I can stay as calm as you.

Enjoyed the video. Always a fan of Aero Commanders as I grew up in Oklahoma City and learned to fly at Downtown Airpark who was the first Aero Commander dealer and painted all the new ones. I was line chief at DTA in early 60’s. Owned my own 500 in the 90’s and loved it. Handled like a puppy dog on one engine with that monster vertical stabilizer.

Hope you tracked down that ATC gentleman and bought him a beer or 3!

Great job. I once flew my Baron with one engine feathered x country to make it to a better airport and fbo. Not a big deal at all with a competent pilot like myself and Mr. Hancock.

God bless good controllers working together having his D side call for you! Right on and good flying!

For what it's worth, I think that was great flying. Smooth and steady brings her home. Glad you're OK

Never downplay an emergency. State it clearly, Pan or Mayday, and don't leave a controller in doubt and get any help you need. This controller was assertive and took actions on his own accord. A powerplant failure is an emergency.

Great video - thank you very much for sharing - you are a star. Very calm dealing with that. Your discretion but for me any engine issue (even if you have two) is an emergency. ATC was fabulous.

Love the professionalism in the pilot behalf, very calm he handle such situation. Love the Tc assistance very professional too.

Nerves of steel! You handled that like a pro. Well done!

From a professional pilot....Great job!!!

Very calm and cool. This only comes from many years experience flying and speaking with ATC. Thanks for showing that even with many years flying emergencies can still happen and you've got to be prepared to bring your plane down with alacrity. Good Job!

Also, kudos to that controller. He gave you all the info you could ever want!

that planes got a dashboard like a Bentley ..i like it

thanks for the ride-a-long; tho i am continually amazed at the seeming resistance of pilots to acknowledge when they actually have an emergency. if flying a single and it lost half its power i suspect a radio call of "..declaring an emergency." would be the norm. i'll add to the kudos for the controller, well done.

Glenn, you have real nerves of steel. So glad you made it down safely. Well done dude!

Perfect flight, made every decision perfectly. Not his first flight engine out, that's practiced and instinctive response. No comment on the declaration, I wasn't there or PIC. I was enjoying the scenery that's hard to get but in a high wing. Gotta say, in an engine out, I'd be ok. No one in the air who doesn't know the plan. Luckily where I live and fly, flat as a pancake. Would I be as calm as this guy? Oh hell no LOL! Pick up an octave in the voice, increase the rate of speech, head on a swivel scanning - and then realize ...it's all good. I had a FI who was a dik at throwing emergencies at me all the damn time right when he had me relaxed, kicking back then BOOM! ..... He had a way, you are going to remember those moments, especially the first ones that scared the hell out of you because you thought it was real. Really was the fun stuff that will keep you alive.

That controller was in very professional and helpful.

It was good to hear you eventually thank that brilliant atc.

Nice work. I`ve had 3 power failures but landings and take offs are still even. One time when the prop stopped (over the runway) the last shake of it was a feeling I`ll never forget.

Just an observation. This pilot, who did a nice job here, sounds exactly like “Tim Pollard”. If anyone has watched the show “Selling Jets”, Tim Pollard owns a sales company in Ft. Worth Texas. Great video !

Nice performance on that thing. Looked pretty stable for one engine.

What a smooth looking easy looking to fly airplane...even with a troubled engine.

that's a nice airplane on one engine , especially light . i would have declared when i shut down and feathered and go for long runway . good job .

Did you talk to the controller after landing to let him know you were ok?

What got my attention, Clam and Confident in a Stressful situation. Wow good job on both sides

Your Bob Hoover moment. :) Good job.

I had to shut down my left engine in my Twin Commander also with my family ,we were just under gross on our way to the Bahamas ,these are great planes.

Great job and I was expecting more control issues, it looked like a normal flight in that sense, but I'm no pilot. Good teamwork too.

Hey Glen, I can't believe that I am just now watching this video.. Excellent flying man! If you were crappin yer pants, it did'nt show externally.

Awesome... Aviate, Navigate, Communicate! Well done my friend!

Awesome performance from all concerned. I landed there (ksme) last month-lots of hills and I don’t recall extensive services there. Nicely done.

You are a calm example. Congratulations because I think it's an essential quality for a pilot ! ;-)

LOL, a man of few words. The controller was more worried then the pilot.

Very pro job on that. Hope you bought that controller a beer or three. Great job!!!!

Good job, staying calm and flying the plane. The Mayday call, yeah - don't be afraid to do it. What worries me more, is that there was no call on CTAF before landing. You could have had someone lining up in front of you. A single engine go-around is not what you want....

Chapeau! Cool action. Absolutely confirming my decision to have bought a twin despite all that comments I have heard since about costs etc. Nothings beats a second engine.

Your new call sign. ICEMAN, my compliments.

I've been following your channel for about a month now and just now seeing this video. I was totally surprised to see you were landing at my local airport. You flew right by my neighborhood when you were on final. I wish I could of been there to help you out if you needed a ride or something.

very smooth ! Glad to see you kept your cool and landed safely. Sorry about #3 but, it happens now and then.

It's nice to have a twin.

I bet it felt good to have a twin engine plane about that time, well done brother.

Hey..N.B.D. i only lost one..... Great job of keeping cool and focused sir. I doubt i could have kept so calm.

Oh did I look calm? I was screaming and running around like a little girl inside :-)

Good thing they come with 2 engines. It's nice to have a spare.

I applaud you for a job well done but I only seen one mistake made. That one mistake was not using a checklist for securing the engine. With that being said I understand that you fly this plane around 300-400 hours per year so that means you're intimate with the workings of it and it's various systems. In my Viking I carry two checklists and one is for emergencies and the other is for regular use. Both are small lamented lists and have no extra frills in them at all. Thankfully I've only had to use my emergency list once and was for a alternator failure but was not an issue. I continued my flight to my destination and landed safely over an hour later. To conserve power I turned the master switch off and flew home by dead reckoning and simple old pilotage which consisted of looking out the window for landmarks. With this all being said great job and sorry you had an issue with your plane that required you to land short of your destination.

Absolutely loved this video. Brought me back to my training. Thank you very much for posting this

Broke an exhaust guide on #3 causing the valve to wiggle. This is why I think flying single engine over extended water is absolutely insane! A ferry pilot for example can do everything right and still have a forged part break like a rocker arm, or a valve guide, fracture a crankshaft, or break off the tip of a prop(the last two happened to the same pilot I knew). Which was when he stopped single engine IFR after he was 13,500ft over Missoula in solid IFR in his presured Centurion when his O550 broke the crankshaft clean in two. Luckily he was able to land on the interstate freeway with no damage. Afterwards he bought a twin, remarking at least I have more choices and time before I crash!

Pretty calm and collected... he flies ice cold...

Aviate - good job Navigate - good job Communicate - forgot the callsign?!

Keyboard warriors...

Glenn, with all due respect, this was a total 'non-event.' That speaks volumes to your training and the way you fly. You shut the engine down, and just flew the airplane to the airport and landed. I think ATC was more worried about it than you were. :) Of course, they weren't in the airplane. I commend you on handling this emergency well, and this should be a video on HOW to handle an engine out in the cruise portion of flight. Nice job, sir.

Looks like you handled single engine operation pretty good, and so did the aircraft.

Great video, you handled a single engine twin like a pro!

Strong work Glenn.

I'm only seeing 360p video here. Glad that you appeared calm, and made it back safely.

Wow nerves of steel ! LOL Great job Glad your ok

What an awesome controller

Nice work! You handled it like a seasoned pro.

Very nicely done!!!!

Talk about non-standard ATC Comm.

Just declare the emergency man. It’s free. It’s not extra paperwork. There’s no hearing.

Good Job Glen. After having so many cylinders replaced, I started OH-ing and keeping spares. IIRC you may have done the same. DrB. :)

Great job, good ATC thanks for the post

Gee am amazed at the very poor R/T by the pilot, very casual & slack! An engine failure demands at least a Pan call!

This how is done, cool and collected. I would seat on any plane you fly sir.

All the commanders have been my favorite looking planes, since I was hanging around GA airports with my pilot dad, in the 50's and 60's. Of course, favorite looking, and best performing is two different things. Nonetheless, I've always felt they were way cool.

I appreciated you sharing this video. Really gives me a sense of what the situation is like, and I also enjoyed the diversity of the opinions in the comments. Who know youtube could be so positive...

god, i hope i would stay that calm. you almost seem bored. fantastic.

I don’t always land on a single engine, but when I do, I handle it like a pro. Stay thirsty my friends.

that atc was trying so hard not to ask how many souls onboard.

I didn’t know one engine out on a dual engine aircraft was considered an emergency.. but since the atc was insistent it’s easier to just say “ok” to get him to shut up

Google the flight where a mechanic legally flew a twin commander 500 on one engine with the other engine;s prop stowed away. It's OK I guess to get all worked up because of an engine shut down but to a seasoned pilot it's not a big deal. It's very manageable in VFR conditions, lightly loaded etc. After several of these shutdowns in dirty dog freight hauling operations the pilot acts differently than the doctor who loses his first engine on his shinny Baron with a few nurses on board.

makes you glad you're in a twin! thanks for sharing

Right down the central line. Ace of the base right there

Just seeing this video for the first time. I love the Commanders, very strong reliable airplanes with great flying characteristics. Anymore new commander videos coming out soon? I will be buying one pretty soon. I want to get more knowledge on the airplane. Great job flying the airplane. Shows a lot about who you are as a pilot. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for sharing! Great educational video! Keep up the good work!

Good on ya sir! Amazingly composed flying!

Nice job. Calm and smooth.

Nice landing! Appreciate that video.

Great controller 👍

Not a criticism as the pilot made a successful non-normal landing on a beautiful day, but I find it interesting about many pilots’ reluctance to declare an emergency or a PAN-PAN, (which USA don’t seem to have much understanding of). Bottom line is that single engine on a twin with an undetermined reason for the engine failure is a compromise in terms of safety. There is likely poor climb performance in the case of a go-around from a low approach altitude, so it helps to make sure the runway is really sterile which ATC will feed to the arrival airfield...(I wouldn’t fancy a low level single engine go around if it can be avoided by ATC coordination with the airfield authorities), flying in bad winter weather with a contaminated wing could be problematic on a light twin, and there are potential issues of fire after landing if fuel leaks are in the engine area or leaking to other hot spots within the airframe....you aren’t always aware of these issues from the Captain’s seat when you just rely on gauges or mark 1 eyeball unable to see what’s going on at the back of the engine/trailing edge of the wing.....ATC need you to make this declaration to help them possibly shed their VHF workload with other traffic they might also be working at the same time and get you expeditiously to the nearest suitable alternate.... the declaration of the pilot makes it official. This will in turn set some wheels in motion and increase their capacity to help you....they will also coordinate the standing up of emergency services available at the chosen airfield, if there is any available. It would be quite an embarrassment if a twin engined airplane conducted a single engine approach at a larger airfield with its own on-site fire services and had an unfortunate further mishap while the firemen sat in their firehouse having coffee because nobody wanted to declare an emergency....I noticed that ATC asked twice and then declared it as an emergency themselves....they shouldn’t have to do that... the coolness factor in handling this is great and all, but you’d be even cooler if you covered all the bases to alert your aviation colleagues on the ground to give them a fighting chance of coordinating help in a timely manner you should you need it....

First mistake, not declaring an emergency.

Glenn, when you were up north you had issue with your number 2 losing compression due to a valve issue correct? So 2 and 3 had issues over last two years. Have you checked everything else out since these two incidents? Just curious how everything is holding up. Take care.

Funny hearing Eaglemed on the radio, I used to fly for them. I feel for the poor soles who still work for that company

Never flown a 500S, but wish I had the opportunity. Flown other twins, but that one alludes me!

If you lose an engine you are an emergency aircraft! Period!