Engine failure on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	272889
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : esf
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : esf tower : sav
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	272889
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after rotation, at 100 ft, at alexandria, la (esf), left engine propeller RPM decreased rapidly accompanied by rapid increase in torque and itt, both itt and torque increased to above operating limitations for takeoff. Precautionary engine shutdown was accomplished, single engine return landing was made at esf without incident. Airplane was being ferried for maintenance due to an erratic left engine propeller RPM indication problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FAILURE ON TKOF.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, AT 100 FT, AT ALEXANDRIA, LA (ESF), L ENG PROP RPM DECREASED RAPIDLY ACCOMPANIED BY RAPID INCREASE IN TORQUE AND ITT, BOTH ITT AND TORQUE INCREASED TO ABOVE OPERATING LIMITATIONS FOR TKOF. PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED, SINGLE ENG RETURN LNDG WAS MADE AT ESF WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRPLANE WAS BEING FERRIED FOR MAINT DUE TO AN ERRATIC L ENG PROP RPM INDICATION 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.