Originally Posted by
westhawk
Every once in awhile some goober blows an engine in his twin and proceeds to overfly a dozen suitable airfields on the way to the one he wants to land at for convenience sake. Without the biggest airframer and a national airline to back his play, he's just another dude looking at taking a re-examination (709) ride with the Feds!
In domestic Part 121 a two-engine transport that has an engine failure is required to land at the nearest
suitable airport. Not so with three or four engine transports. The question in this old case was about judgment, not regulations.