A Beech King Air B200C lost power from the left engine shortly after being rotated for takeoff. The pilot maintained directional control, began the engine-out emergency procedures and quickly recognized that the left power lever had moved to the idle position. Full power was restored when the pilot moved the lever forward, and the flight was continued without further event.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) attributed the incident to “power lever migration” and said that a contributing factor was the pilot’s insufficient adjustment of the power lever’s friction lock before departure.
The incident occurred during a medevac flight from Essendon, Victoria, Australia, to Albury, New South Wales, the night of Aug. 19, 2021. Accompanying the pilot were a physician and a paramedic assigned by the operator, Pel-Air Aviation, to pick up a patient in Albury.
The pilot held an air transport pilot certificate and a multi-engine command instrument rating,…
