Engine failure on initial climb. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	240426
Time
Date	199304
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	240426
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Catastrophic engine failure of #2 approximately 500 ft AGL. Completed emergency procedure, declared an emergency, notified passenger and flight attendant. Completed checklists and accomplished an uneventful VFR pattern and landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG FAILURE ON INITIAL CLB. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: CATASTROPHIC ENG FAILURE OF #2 APPROX 500 FT AGL. COMPLETED EMER PROC, DECLARED AN EMER, NOTIFIED PAX AND FLT ATTENDANT. COMPLETED CHKLISTS AND ACCOMPLISHED AN UNEVENTFUL VFR PATTERN AND LNDG.

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.