Narrative:

This was the first flight in the aircraft following a blizzard. On preflight, I pulled the left engine inlet plug and scooped out the snow packed in front of it. The copilot took care of the right side. Following engine start, we sat a few mins for oil temperatures and then taxied out and did the runup. Everything checked normal. On takeoff, the left engine flamed out at approximately 200 ft. We idented the failed engine (the automatic feather had already done its job), climbed runway heading to 500 ft, turned crosswind and ran checklists. No abnormalities had been observed prior to the engine failure so we suspected snow had flamed out the engine. We attempted a restart which was normal. The engine ran fine. At that point, being over landing weight with 2 normally operating engines and no passenger in back, I made the decision to continue or rather failed to decide to return to the departure airport. Everything else was normal on this 2-HR flight. We flew the aircraft on 2 more flts before I reported the engine failure to the chief pilot the next morning. After one more flight, both the aircraft and myself were grounded. As far as the actual engine failure goes, having maintenance open up the nacelles prior to flight following the blizzard would have probably prevented the problem. Subsequent inspection has revealed no mechanical or fuel problem.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN SMT TWIN TURBO PROP ACR FRTR ACFT CONTINUED ON TO DEST AFTER HAVING 1 ENG FLAME OUT AFTER TKOF AND RESTARTING THE ENG.

Narrative: THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT IN THE ACFT FOLLOWING A BLIZZARD. ON PREFLT, I PULLED THE L ENG INLET PLUG AND SCOOPED OUT THE SNOW PACKED IN FRONT OF IT. THE COPLT TOOK CARE OF THE R SIDE. FOLLOWING ENG START, WE SAT A FEW MINS FOR OIL TEMPS AND THEN TAXIED OUT AND DID THE RUNUP. EVERYTHING CHKED NORMAL. ON TKOF, THE L ENG FLAMED OUT AT APPROX 200 FT. WE IDENTED THE FAILED ENG (THE AUTO FEATHER HAD ALREADY DONE ITS JOB), CLBED RWY HDG TO 500 FT, TURNED XWIND AND RAN CHKLISTS. NO ABNORMALITIES HAD BEEN OBSERVED PRIOR TO THE ENG FAILURE SO WE SUSPECTED SNOW HAD FLAMED OUT THE ENG. WE ATTEMPTED A RESTART WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE ENG RAN FINE. AT THAT POINT, BEING OVER LNDG WT WITH 2 NORMALLY OPERATING ENGS AND NO PAX IN BACK, I MADE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE OR RATHER FAILED TO DECIDE TO RETURN TO THE DEP ARPT. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL ON THIS 2-HR FLT. WE FLEW THE ACFT ON 2 MORE FLTS BEFORE I RPTED THE ENG FAILURE TO THE CHIEF PLT THE NEXT MORNING. AFTER ONE MORE FLT, BOTH THE ACFT AND MYSELF WERE GNDED. AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL ENG FAILURE GOES, HAVING MAINT OPEN UP THE NACELLES PRIOR TO FLT FOLLOWING THE BLIZZARD WOULD HAVE PROBABLY PREVENTED THE PROB. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION HAS REVEALED NO MECHANICAL OR FUEL PROB.

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.