SA227 flight crew has engine failure at 5000 ft. Return land.

Attributes
ACN	340506
Time
Date	199606
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gfk
State Reference	ND
Altitude	agl bound lower : 5000 agl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : gfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SA-227 AC Metro III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	340506
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal takeoff and departure from gfk airport at 5000 ft and approximately 10 mi southeast, the right engine failed on the SA227 aircraft. We returned to gfk single engine without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SA227 FLC HAS ENG FAILURE AT 5000 FT. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: NORMAL TKOF AND DEP FROM GFK ARPT AT 5000 FT AND APPROX 10 MI SE, THE R ENG FAILED ON THE SA227 ACFT. WE RETURNED TO GFK SINGLE ENG WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.