Engine failure immediately after takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	113860
Time
Date	198906
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 200 msl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	113860
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	113315
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Departed runway 1L in sfo. About 200-300 MSL we had a major loss in thrust on left engine. I was the pilot flying so I called for maximum power and climbed at V2. At appropriate altitude I accelerated to V fin. Upon reaching called for flaps up and verification of power loss on left engine. The captain notified ATC and performed appropriate phase I and ii of the emergency checklist. We entered a right downwind for runway 28R maintaining VFR. We landed safely without incident. Supplemental information from acn 113315: possible cause: I suspect that the automatic feather system feathered the propeller. Apparently prematurely since the engine was still operating.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF.

Narrative: DEPARTED RWY 1L IN SFO. ABOUT 200-300 MSL WE HAD A MAJOR LOSS IN THRUST ON LEFT ENGINE. I WAS THE PLT FLYING SO I CALLED FOR MAX POWER AND CLIMBED AT V2. AT APPROPRIATE ALT I ACCELERATED TO V FIN. UPON REACHING CALLED FOR FLAPS UP AND VERIFICATION OF POWER LOSS ON LEFT ENGINE. THE CAPT NOTIFIED ATC AND PERFORMED APPROPRIATE PHASE I AND II OF THE EMER CHECKLIST. WE ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RWY 28R MAINTAINING VFR. WE LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 113315: POSSIBLE CAUSE: I SUSPECT THAT THE AUTO FEATHER SYSTEM FEATHERED THE PROP. APPARENTLY PREMATURELY SINCE THE ENGINE WAS STILL OPERATING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.