Narrative:

The first officer performed the preflight inspection, (exterior) while I received our clearance and performed the interior inspection. To the best of my knowledge nobody was near the aircraft. Our initial clearance from sps was to fly heading 150 and climb and maintain 2300'. After takeoff on runway 17 at approximately 1000' AGL, without any previous unusual indications, the right engine cowling came off and there appeared to be a loss of power on the right engine. At the same time the right propeller lever advanced suddenly. The right torque indicator went to zero and the aircraft yawed to the right. The first officer said the engine cowling was off. We proceeded to perform the 'engine failure on takeoff after V1' checklist. The right propeller did not autofeather, so the propeller lever was manually positioned to feather. The 'in-flight engine shutdown' checklist was performed. We requested and received priority handling back to sheppard AFB. We made a right turn back to the airport and landed on runway 35 west/O further incident. There was damage to the right engine, engine cowling, and fuselage. Supplemental information from acn 85781. I started the preflight of the airplane just as our company manual states, which includes checking the engine latches, which by the way I am positive I did.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RIGHT ENGINE COWL CAME OFF COMMUTER LTT AFTER TKOF AS ACFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 1000'. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: THE F/O PERFORMED THE PREFLT INSPECTION, (EXTERIOR) WHILE I RECEIVED OUR CLRNC AND PERFORMED THE INTERIOR INSPECTION. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE NOBODY WAS NEAR THE ACFT. OUR INITIAL CLRNC FROM SPS WAS TO FLY HDG 150 AND CLB AND MAINTAIN 2300'. AFTER TKOF ON RWY 17 AT APPROX 1000' AGL, WITHOUT ANY PREVIOUS UNUSUAL INDICATIONS, THE R ENG COWLING CAME OFF AND THERE APPEARED TO BE A LOSS OF PWR ON THE R ENG. AT THE SAME TIME THE R PROP LEVER ADVANCED SUDDENLY. THE R TORQUE INDICATOR WENT TO ZERO AND THE ACFT YAWED TO THE R. THE F/O SAID THE ENG COWLING WAS OFF. WE PROCEEDED TO PERFORM THE 'ENG FAILURE ON TKOF AFTER V1' CHKLIST. THE R PROP DID NOT AUTOFEATHER, SO THE PROP LEVER WAS MANUALLY POSITIONED TO FEATHER. THE 'INFLT ENG SHUTDOWN' CHKLIST WAS PERFORMED. WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING BACK TO SHEPPARD AFB. WE MADE A R TURN BACK TO THE ARPT AND LANDED ON RWY 35 W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE R ENG, ENG COWLING, AND FUSELAGE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 85781. I STARTED THE PREFLT OF THE AIRPLANE JUST AS OUR COMPANY MANUAL STATES, WHICH INCLUDES CHKING THE ENG LATCHES, WHICH BY THE WAY I AM POSITIVE I DID.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.