On climb, light transport has engine failure. Return to land.

Attributes
ACN	154886
Time
Date	199008
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 11000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zid
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 5700 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	154886
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	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During climb a loud bang was heard and aircraft yawed to left. Up to this point performance and indications normal. After bang left ignition, engine overtemp, and oil pressure lights illuminated. Determined left engine had failed. Engine failure in flight checklist accomplished. Single engine landing checklist and normal checklists completed. Landing uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON CLIMB, LTT HAS ENGINE FAILURE. RETURN TO LAND.

Narrative: DURING CLB A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND ACFT YAWED TO L. UP TO THIS POINT PERFORMANCE AND INDICATIONS NORMAL. AFTER BANG L IGNITION, ENG OVERTEMP, AND OIL PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. DETERMINED L ENG HAD FAILED. ENG FAILURE IN FLT CHKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. SINGLE ENG LNDG CHKLIST AND NORMAL CHKLISTS COMPLETED. LNDG UNEVENTFUL.

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.