Have you ever had an REAL engine failure

5000 feet above the San Fernando Valley in California the crankshaft in my rear engine broke. I was unable to feather the rear prop. I made a single engine approach to Burbank airport. Came over the fence a little hot (nervous), but was glad there was over 8000 ft of runway in front of me.

At engine autopsy it was clear that the crank had failed eventhough it had been tested according to Contin. specs at overhaul. Mine was only one of two crank failures in normally aspirated IO-360's.