C402 captain reported a rejected takeoff due to an uncommanded yaw from an engine rollback.

Attributes
ACN	1481372
Time
Date	201709
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
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	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Upon applying takeoff power while on the runway. The engine began making power. Then without notice or hesitation; the airplane began yawing hard to the right. I aborted the takeoff and while re-centering the airplane on the runway noticed that the right engine was no longer running. It had died during the application of takeoff power.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C402 Captain reported a rejected takeoff due to an uncommanded yaw from an engine rollback.

Narrative: Upon applying takeoff power while on the runway. The engine began making power. Then without notice or hesitation; the airplane began yawing hard to the right. I aborted the takeoff and while re-centering the airplane on the runway noticed that the right engine was no longer running. It had died during the application of takeoff power.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.