# Beechcraft Baron 58 — Emergency Procedures

> **NOT FOR FLIGHT** — source fidelity: not_applicable | operational review: none | completeness: partial | 1 unresolved safety defect(s)

Emergency procedures for the Beechcraft Baron 58 with twin Continental IO-550 fuel-injected engines, constant-speed propellers, and retractable tricycle gear. Memory items are marked. The Baron has counter-rotating propellers which reduce P-factor at cruise power, but VMC considerations and single-engine climb performance are critical — review per POH before each flight. All airspeeds, power settings, and numerical limits must come from the specific aircraft POH. The IO-550 is fuel-injected; carburetor icing is not applicable. This file does not substitute for recurrent emergency training, simulator practice, or a Baron type-specific checkout with a qualified instructor.

> **safety_defect**: Contains no airspeeds, power settings, fuel quantities, or other numerical limitations — all must come from the specific aircraft POH.
> **content_gap**: Equipment variations exist across Baron 58 airframes. Verify every item against the specific aircraft and its POH before use.

## Engine Failure on Takeoff — Before or At Liftoff (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Throttles — both `MEMORY` — **CLOSE IMMEDIATELY**
- [ ] Brakes — apply firmly to stop within remaining runway `MEMORY` — **BRAKES APPLIED**
- [ ] Mixtures — both `MEMORY` — **IDLE CUTOFF**
- [ ] Ignition switches — both `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Fuel selectors — both `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Master switch `MEMORY` — **OFF**
> **CAUTION:** In a light twin, a turnback to the runway after an engine failure at low speed and altitude is rarely survivable. If airborne with insufficient runway remaining, land straight ahead or within a narrow arc on the best available surface.
- [ ] Occupants — advise to brace for impact if a ground roll stop is not possible — **BRACE**

## Engine Failure in Flight — Identify / Verify / Feather / Secure (EMERGENCY)

> **CAUTION:** The identify-verify-feather-secure sequence is fundamental to twin-engine operations. Dead foot = dead engine: the failed engine is on the same side as the foot that is not pressing the rudder. Confirm before feathering.
- [ ] Airspeed — immediately establish and maintain at or above Vmc; target Vyse (blue line) to optimise climb or minimise sink `MEMORY` — **AT OR ABOVE VMC; TARGETING VYSE PER POH**
- [ ] Identify failed engine — note which foot is applying rudder to maintain directional control; failed engine is on the same side as the idle rudder foot `MEMORY` — **FAILED ENGINE IDENTIFIED**
- [ ] Verify failed engine — retard the suspect throttle slightly; confirm no change in power or yaw tendency `MEMORY` — **FAILURE CONFIRMED ON IDENTIFIED ENGINE**
- [ ] Failed engine propeller — feather by pulling the failed engine's propeller control to the FEATHER detent `MEMORY` — **FEATHERED; WINDMILLING STOPS**
- [ ] Bank toward operating engine — establish a shallow bank per POH toward the good engine to assist rudder in maintaining directional control `MEMORY` — **SLIGHT BANK TOWARD GOOD ENGINE**
- [ ] Failed engine fuel selector — **OFF**
- [ ] Failed engine mixture — **IDLE CUTOFF**
- [ ] Failed engine ignition switch — **OFF**
- [ ] Failed engine boost pump — **OFF**
- [ ] Operating engine — verify full power; fuel selector, mixture, boost pump, and magnetos on — **FULL POWER; ALL SYSTEMS CONFIRMED ON**
- [ ] Drag — landing gear up, flaps up, failed engine cowl flap closed — **DRAG MINIMISED**
- [ ] Altitude and terrain — assess single-engine climb or descent capability versus terrain and obstacle clearance — **TERRAIN CLEARANCE CONFIRMED OR LANDING AREA SELECTED**
- [ ] Squawk and declare — transponder 7700; advise ATC of engine failure and intentions — **7700 SET; ATC NOTIFIED**

## Engine Failure After Takeoff — Airborne (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airspeed — pitch immediately to maintain Vmc or above; Vyse (blue line) is the target climb speed `MEMORY` — **AT OR ABOVE VMC; VYSE PER POH**
- [ ] Identify failed engine — dead foot / dead engine `MEMORY` — **IDENTIFIED**
- [ ] Failed engine — complete the identify / verify / feather / secure sequence `MEMORY` — **SEQUENCE COMPLETE**
- [ ] Landing gear — retract if not already up — **GEAR UP**
- [ ] Flaps — retract if extended — **FLAPS UP**
- [ ] Single-engine climb — if terrain and performance permit, continue to a safe altitude for return and landing; otherwise land ahead — **CLIMBING OR LANDING AREA SELECTED**
- [ ] ATC — advise of emergency; request priority handling — **NOTIFIED**

## Engine Fire in Flight (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Affected engine throttle `MEMORY` — **CLOSE**
- [ ] Affected engine mixture `MEMORY` — **IDLE CUTOFF**
- [ ] Affected engine fuel selector `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Affected engine propeller `MEMORY` — **FEATHER**
- [ ] Affected engine ignition switch `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Affected engine boost pump `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Airspeed — increase if fire persists; airflow may help extinguish or carry flame away from airframe — **AIRSPEED INCREASED PER POH IF FIRE CONTINUES**
- [ ] If fire extinguishes — secure engine; proceed to nearest suitable airport; advise ATC — **ENGINE SECURED; ATC NOTIFIED**
- [ ] If fire does not extinguish — prepare for emergency landing; squawk 7700; brief occupants to brace — **FORCED LANDING INITIATED**

## Engine Fire on Ground (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Throttle — affected engine `MEMORY` — **CLOSE**
- [ ] Mixture — affected engine `MEMORY` — **IDLE CUTOFF**
- [ ] Fuel selector — affected engine `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Ignition switch — affected engine `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Master switch `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Fuel selectors — all remaining — **OFF**
- [ ] Occupants — evacuate via pilot door and cabin entry door; move upwind of aircraft — **ALL OCCUPANTS EVACUATED AND CLEAR**
- [ ] Fire extinguisher — if available and fire is small, discharge through cowling openings from upwind — **EXTINGUISHER USED OR NOT AVAILABLE**
- [ ] Emergency services — call for assistance; do not re-enter the aircraft — **SERVICES NOTIFIED**

## Electrical Fire / Smoke in Cockpit (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Master switch `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] Avionics master switch `MEMORY` — **OFF**
- [ ] All electrical switches — switch off individually to isolate the source — **SWITCHED OFF ONE BY ONE**
- [ ] Vents and fresh air — open pilot air vents to clear smoke from cockpit — **VENTS OPEN; SMOKE CLEARING**
- [ ] If fire is out and source is isolated — leave offending circuit off; restore minimum essential electrical power — **MINIMUM ESSENTIAL POWER RESTORED**
- [ ] Land as soon as practicable — declare emergency; advise ATC — **DIVERTING; ATC NOTIFIED**

## Loss of Oil Pressure (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Oil pressure gauge — verify low reading and cross-check oil temperature for a corroborating rise `MEMORY` — **LOW PRESSURE CONFIRMED; OIL TEMP TREND NOTED**
- [ ] Affected engine power — reduce to minimum required to maintain level flight or a controlled descent `MEMORY` — **POWER REDUCED**
- [ ] Land as soon as possible — a confirmed zero oil-pressure reading means engine failure is imminent; do not delay `MEMORY` — **DIVERTING TO NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT**
- [ ] If engine seizes or fails — execute identify / verify / feather / secure sequence — **MULTI-ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST INITIATED**
- [ ] ATC — advise of emergency and intentions; request priority handling — **ATC NOTIFIED**

## Forced Landing — Power-Off (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airspeed — establish best glide speed per POH to maximise glide range `MEMORY` — **BEST GLIDE PER POH**
- [ ] Landing area — choose the best available field, road, or surface within gliding distance; commit early `MEMORY` — **FIELD SELECTED**
- [ ] Mayday — squawk 7700; transmit position and situation on 121.5 MHz or last assigned frequency `MEMORY` — **MAYDAY BROADCAST; 7700 SET**
- [ ] Restart attempt — if altitude permits, attempt restart per engine-failure-in-flight checklist — **ATTEMPTED OR NOT PRACTICAL**
- [ ] Fuel selectors — both — **OFF ON FINAL APPROACH**
- [ ] Mixtures — both — **IDLE CUTOFF ON FINAL APPROACH**
- [ ] Ignition switches — both — **OFF ON FINAL APPROACH**
- [ ] Master switch — leave on until flaps are set and gear decision is made, then off — **OFF BEFORE TOUCHDOWN**
- [ ] Landing gear — extend if a prepared surface is assured; consider gear-up for soft field or obstacle clearance — **DOWN (HARD SURFACE) OR UP (SOFT OR OBSTACLE) PER CONDITIONS**
- [ ] Seat belts and shoulder harnesses — all occupants — **TIGHTENED; OCCUPANTS BRACED**
- [ ] Doors — crack open to prevent jamming on impact — **UNLATCHED BUT HELD CLOSED**

## Gear Unsafe / Abnormal Gear Indication (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airspeed — reduce to gear extension speed range; avoid overstressing gear doors — **BELOW GEAR EXTENSION SPEED PER POH**
- [ ] Landing gear handle — cycle up then down; allow full travel and listen for gear actuation — **CYCLED; RESULTS NOTED**
- [ ] Gear circuit breaker — check that gear system breaker is not tripped; reset once if tripped — **BREAKER CHECKED; RESET IF TRIPPED**
- [ ] If normal extension fails — proceed to emergency gear extension checklist — **EMERGENCY EXTENSION INITIATED**
- [ ] ATC — advise of gear problem; request low pass for tower gear verification if available — **ATC NOTIFIED; TOWER VERIFICATION REQUESTED**

## Emergency Gear Extension (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Airspeed — reduce to gear extension speed or below per POH before activating emergency system `MEMORY` — **BELOW GEAR EXTENSION SPEED PER POH**
- [ ] Gear handle `MEMORY` — **DOWN**
- [ ] Emergency gear extension handle or CO2 lever — locate and activate per POH procedure `MEMORY` — **ACTIVATED PER POH**
- [ ] Gear-down indication — verify three green lights illuminate after extension — **THREE GREEN CONFIRMED**
- [ ] If only partial indication — assume unsafe; advise ATC; consider belly landing or gear-up landing — **PARTIAL INDICATION; ATC NOTIFIED**
> **NOTE:** After an emergency gear extension, retraction is generally not possible. Plan for landing at the nearest suitable airport.

## Single-Engine Approach and Landing (EMERGENCY)

- [ ] Failed engine — confirm feathered and secured before initiating approach — **FEATHERED AND SECURED**
- [ ] Operating engine — full power available; mixture rich, fuel selector on best tank, boost pump on, magnetos on BOTH — **OPERATING ENGINE CONFIRMED FULLY SERVICEABLE**
- [ ] Airspeed — fly approach at single-engine approach speed per POH; higher than normal approach speed accounts for reduced go-around margin `MEMORY` — **SINGLE-ENGINE APPROACH SPEED PER POH**
- [ ] Flap extension — use minimum flap consistent with field length; excess flap dramatically degrades single-engine go-around performance `MEMORY` — **MINIMUM NECESSARY FLAP PER CONDITIONS AND POH**
- [ ] Landing gear — extend when landing is assured; delay as long as practical to preserve single-engine go-around option — **GEAR DOWN; THREE GREEN CONFIRMED**
- [ ] Stabilise early — single-engine approaches require a long, stable final; do not attempt a steep or rushed approach — **STABILISED ON FINAL**
- [ ] ATC — advise of single-engine approach; request emergency services standing by — **ATC NOTIFIED; SERVICES REQUESTED**
- [ ] Plan to land long if uncertain — it is better to roll off the far end than to attempt a go-around from too low or too slow — **TOUCHDOWN POINT SELECTED**

## Engine-Out Go-Around (EMERGENCY)

> **CAUTION:** An engine-out go-around is extremely hazardous at low altitude. Commit to landing whenever possible. Initiate only if a safe landing cannot be made and climb performance is assured.
- [ ] Operating engine — full power immediately; smooth application to avoid loss of directional control `MEMORY` — **FULL POWER; DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MAINTAINED**
- [ ] Pitch — immediately establish climb attitude; maintain Vyse (blue line) per POH; remain above Vmc `MEMORY` — **VYSE ATTITUDE; AIRSPEED AT OR ABOVE VMC**
- [ ] Rudder — full rudder toward operating engine; use all available rudder to counter yaw `MEMORY` — **RUDDER APPLIED TOWARD GOOD ENGINE**
- [ ] Flaps — retract to takeoff position immediately on first increment `MEMORY` — **FLAPS TO TAKEOFF SETTING**
- [ ] Landing gear — retract after positive climb is established — **GEAR UP**
- [ ] Flaps — retract fully after obstacle clearance and positive climb confirmed — **FLAPS UP**
- [ ] ATC — advise of engine-out go-around; declare emergency if not already declared — **ATC NOTIFIED; EMERGENCY DECLARED**

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NOT FOR FLIGHT — source fidelity: not_applicable | operational review: none | completeness: partial | 1 unresolved safety defect(s)  
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