My 2 cents...
Capt Claret -
For me, if I didn't know what the cause of the failure was (ie. could be fuel starvation, mechanical problems, bird strike etc) I would probably land overweight so long as by doing so isn't going to put myself, the occupants or the aircraft at a greater risk. But on the most part LDA is not an overriding concern for turboprops whereas for most jets it is. Why float around on one engine if you don't know why the other engine failed? Thats my thinking anyway.
The Reg's will always back a pilot in an emergency too. Following a situation such as this, they can break reg's if it is in aid of the safe conduct of the flight. That being said, if staying on one engine is safer in this aircraft, then the crew did the right thing.
Last edited by piston broke again; 16th Jul 2007 at 07:25.