Commuter light transport in-flight smoke and power loss after takeoff from sac. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	198547
Time
Date	199201
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sac
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6500 msl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time type : 440
ASRS Report	198547
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After takeoff and during climb, smoke entered cockpit and cabin. Captain called memory items and for quick reference handbook (QRH). QRH items complied with. At this point our left engine instruments indicated power loss on left engine. Captain called memory items and for QRH. QRH items complied with. Declared an emergency, got radar vectors to sacramento executive, landed and evacuate/evacuationed passenger with no further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT INFLT SMOKE AND PWR LOSS AFTER TKOF FROM SAC. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF AND DURING CLB, SMOKE ENTERED COCKPIT AND CABIN. CAPT CALLED MEMORY ITEMS AND FOR QUICK REF HANDBOOK (QRH). QRH ITEMS COMPLIED WITH. AT THIS POINT OUR L ENG INSTS INDICATED PWR LOSS ON L ENG. CAPT CALLED MEMORY ITEMS AND FOR QRH. QRH ITEMS COMPLIED WITH. DECLARED AN EMER, GOT RADAR VECTORS TO SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE, LANDED AND EVACED PAX WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.