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Old 30th May 2008, 06:55
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We all know that the accident rate for light twins is attrocious with an engine failure.

Infact I believe you are more likely to survive a single engine failure and the subsequent forced landing than an engine failure in a twin.
This sort of 'statistic' surfaces from time to time...

The fact is that following engine failure in a twin, providing the subsequent landing is safe, there will be no formal 'publicity'; the event is non-reportable and will not be investigated. Thus the numbers are slewed - all the published reports you see relating to twins with one engine out are accident reports, because something has gone wrong.

The assertions above are simply rubbish. Even if you wanted to prove them, you couldn't, because there are no statistics to help you. Many engine failures occur in light twins, and end in safe landings on proper runways.
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