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After suffering and engine failure immediately after takeoff; the pilot of a C-402 declared an emergency; performed an inflight shut down; and flew a closed pattern back to a safe landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1040574 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
During the takeoff roll I noticed a drop in manifold pressure in the left engine. Checked airspeed; 80 plus KTS; and determined I was committed to the takeoff. I rotated normally; retracted the gear with a positive climb indication and prepared for a possible turbocharger failure and planned to return to the airport. Around 150-200 ft AGL the left engine failed.I executed the engine failure after takeoff flow from the QRH while maintaining positive control of the aircraft; then noticed a zero reading on the left engine fuel flow indicator and saw smoke coming from the left engine. I feathered the left engine and continued the climb to 500 ft AGL where I contacted the tower; declared an emergency; and conducted a left traffic pattern to return safely to the runway; after which I taxied to the ramp escorted by a fire truck.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After suffering and engine failure immediately after takeoff; the pilot of a C-402 declared an emergency; performed an inflight shut down; and flew a closed pattern back to a safe landing.
Narrative: During the takeoff roll I noticed a drop in manifold pressure in the left engine. Checked airspeed; 80 plus KTS; and determined I was committed to the takeoff. I rotated normally; retracted the gear with a positive climb indication and prepared for a possible turbocharger failure and planned to return to the airport. Around 150-200 FT AGL the left engine failed.I executed the Engine Failure after takeoff flow from the QRH while maintaining positive control of the aircraft; then noticed a zero reading on the left engine fuel flow indicator and saw smoke coming from the left engine. I feathered the left engine and continued the climb to 500 FT AGL where I contacted the Tower; declared an emergency; and conducted a left traffic pattern to return safely to the runway; after which I taxied to the ramp escorted by a fire truck.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.