SF340 flight crew returned to departure airport following an engine failure on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	834583
Time
Date	200905
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Engine failed above V1 while gear was retracting; we shut down the engine and ran the checklists and landed without incident. Unknown as to why engine failed at this time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340 flight crew returned to departure airport following an engine failure on takeoff.

Narrative: Engine failed above V1 while gear was retracting; we shut down the engine and ran the checklists and landed without incident. Unknown as to why engine failed at this time.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.