[svandamme]

Turbo prop, overlooked those can flame out as well.



If only one engine died at low altitude on approach
Auto ignitors, till engine is fully restarted, the prop is windmilling and dragging not thrusting.

At low alt, it might have been difficult to get the flamed out engine back up in time to keep it from departing.. low speed, low rudder effectiveness, high drag on one side, thrust on the other side.. adverse yaw is a horrible thing



IF both engined died.. at that altitude his non feathered props would be like having an air brake.


If they flamed out higher up.. he might have had more options.. But autoigniters would have been a key requirement.

Either way, Wasn't there, Don't have all the details, I'm just thinking out loud.

To me based on that initial report.. and the commetns.
looks like somebody very young who is flying a handful of a plane by himself
didn't do his checklist
ran into trouble , overwhelmed and ran out of time , altitude and ideas