Engine in-flight shutdown, Cessna 441, VH-LBA

On 27 February 2006, at approximately 1427 Western Standard Time, the Cessna Aircraft Company 441 aircraft, registered VH-LBA, was being operated on a charter flight with two pilots and seven passengers from Perth to Mount Weld, WA. During cruise, at Flight Level (FL) 250, the left engine shut down. The crew actioned the 'engine securing phase one checks' from the quick reference handbook and declared a PAN. They then requested and received a clearance to descend to FL200. The crew then actioned the engine restart procedures, successfully restarting the left engine. Air Traffic Control was notified of normal operations and the flight continued to Mount Weld.

Following the occurrence, the flight crew reported that, prior to the engine shutdown, the pilot in command (PIC) had inadvertently depressed the left engine STOP button.