SF340B had engine failure followed by a fire during takeoff. Takeoff aborted.

Attributes
ACN	362834
Time
Date	199703
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pns
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 510
ASRS Report	362834
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Commencing our takeoff roll on runway 35 at pns, at approximately 60- 65 KTS, a loud bang or pop was heard, followed by a strong yawing moment to the left. We aborted the takeoff and exited the runway. A master warning chime and central warning panel caption was noted 'left engine oil.' assessing the problem, we noted low engine oil pressure and an extremely high itt. Subsequently, the left condition lever was brought to fuel off. The flight attendant called the cockpit, reporting smoke and flames from the left engine. Not knowing the extent of the fire (problem), the aircraft was positioned so that the tower could provide some visual assistance. Meanwhile the left itt remained extremely hot, therefore, the captain elected to pull the fire handle and extinguish the bottle into the engine. After securing the fire, the flight attendant was notified to perform an expeditious precautionary evacuate/evacuation utilizing the air stairs. All 13 passenger were secured at a point far from the aircraft. No injuries were associated or reported. The fire department verified that the aircraft was secure. We then followed company and FAA policies and procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF340B HAD ENG FAILURE FOLLOWED BY A FIRE DURING TKOF. TKOF ABORTED.

Narrative: COMMENCING OUR TKOF ROLL ON RWY 35 AT PNS, AT APPROX 60- 65 KTS, A LOUD BANG OR POP WAS HEARD, FOLLOWED BY A STRONG YAWING MOMENT TO THE L. WE ABORTED THE TKOF AND EXITED THE RWY. A MASTER WARNING CHIME AND CENTRAL WARNING PANEL CAPTION WAS NOTED 'L ENG OIL.' ASSESSING THE PROB, WE NOTED LOW ENG OIL PRESSURE AND AN EXTREMELY HIGH ITT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE L CONDITION LEVER WAS BROUGHT TO FUEL OFF. THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT, RPTING SMOKE AND FLAMES FROM THE L ENG. NOT KNOWING THE EXTENT OF THE FIRE (PROB), THE ACFT WAS POSITIONED SO THAT THE TWR COULD PROVIDE SOME VISUAL ASSISTANCE. MEANWHILE THE L ITT REMAINED EXTREMELY HOT, THEREFORE, THE CAPT ELECTED TO PULL THE FIRE HANDLE AND EXTINGUISH THE BOTTLE INTO THE ENG. AFTER SECURING THE FIRE, THE FLT ATTENDANT WAS NOTIFIED TO PERFORM AN EXPEDITIOUS PRECAUTIONARY EVAC UTILIZING THE AIR STAIRS. ALL 13 PAX WERE SECURED AT A POINT FAR FROM THE ACFT. NO INJURIES WERE ASSOCIATED OR RPTED. THE FIRE DEPT VERIFIED THAT THE ACFT WAS SECURE. WE THEN FOLLOWED COMPANY AND FAA POLICIES AND PROCS.

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.