Narrative:

Upon initiation of takeoff roll, immediately noticed noise on left side of aircraft and aircraft veered to left. It felt like a blown tire, however it was an engine failure. We immediately aborted, pulled off runway and tower reported fire and smoke from left engine. The PIC shut it down and did engine fire checklist which fired 1 fire extinguishing bottle in engine. We asked tower to visually check our left engine because we never received a fire indication in cockpit. They said that there was still some smoke coming from engine, so we shot the second fire bottle and tower reported that smoke was subsiding. We taxied in to ramp and exited aircraft. Upon mechanic's inspection, they found a carpet mat like that laid on ground under door. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: a 'red carpet' mat was placed on the wing of this cpr small transport by a mechanic who then moved the aircraft with a tug. The mechanic left the mat on the wing instead of placing it in front of the door as expected. As the flight crew had already completed their preflight inspection, they did not look for the mat or any other abnormality. On takeoff roll, the mat was sucked into the left engine, ruining both engine and mat. The only fire was the mat burning inside the engine. The reporting first officer states that the aircraft manufacturer told him that an incident like this, including sucking baggage compartment keys through the engine, happens about once a month to this type jet small transport. The reporter states, that because the 'red carpet' is still in use, one of the pilots now makes a quick walk around the aircraft to see that all mats are in their proper places.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR SMT ABORTED ITS TKOF DUE TO FOD TO L ENG.

Narrative: UPON INITIATION OF TKOF ROLL, IMMEDIATELY NOTICED NOISE ON L SIDE OF ACFT AND ACFT VEERED TO L. IT FELT LIKE A BLOWN TIRE, HOWEVER IT WAS AN ENG FAILURE. WE IMMEDIATELY ABORTED, PULLED OFF RWY AND TWR RPTED FIRE AND SMOKE FROM L ENG. THE PIC SHUT IT DOWN AND DID ENG FIRE CHKLIST WHICH FIRED 1 FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE IN ENG. WE ASKED TWR TO VISUALLY CHK OUR L ENG BECAUSE WE NEVER RECEIVED A FIRE INDICATION IN COCKPIT. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS STILL SOME SMOKE COMING FROM ENG, SO WE SHOT THE SECOND FIRE BOTTLE AND TWR RPTED THAT SMOKE WAS SUBSIDING. WE TAXIED IN TO RAMP AND EXITED ACFT. UPON MECH'S INSPECTION, THEY FOUND A CARPET MAT LIKE THAT LAID ON GND UNDER DOOR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: A 'RED CARPET' MAT WAS PLACED ON THE WING OF THIS CPR SMT BY A MECH WHO THEN MOVED THE ACFT WITH A TUG. THE MECH LEFT THE MAT ON THE WING INSTEAD OF PLACING IT IN FRONT OF THE DOOR AS EXPECTED. AS THE FLC HAD ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR PREFLT INSPECTION, THEY DID NOT LOOK FOR THE MAT OR ANY OTHER ABNORMALITY. ON TKOF ROLL, THE MAT WAS SUCKED INTO THE L ENG, RUINING BOTH ENG AND MAT. THE ONLY FIRE WAS THE MAT BURNING INSIDE THE ENG. THE RPTING FO STATES THAT THE ACFT MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM THAT AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS, INCLUDING SUCKING BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT KEYS THROUGH THE ENG, HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH TO THIS TYPE JET SMT. THE RPTR STATES, THAT BECAUSE THE 'RED CARPET' IS STILL IN USE, ONE OF THE PLTS NOW MAKES A QUICK WALK AROUND THE ACFT TO SEE THAT ALL MATS ARE IN THEIR PROPER PLACES.

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.