Narrative:

On climbout at 3;000 ft after the after takeoff check was completed; left engine failed. There was a severe vibration felt in the airframe; loud bangs heard; as well as a red vibration indication and red itt indication as well as a simultaneous loss of thrust from engine. Engine would not respond to changes in thrust lever angle. Engine would also not produce any thrust above idle. Itt remained pegged in the red despite a very low fuel flow and thrust below idle. We also received a low oil pressure warning and complied with QRH. Engine was shut down as directed; and restart was not attempted as severe damage was suspected. Aircraft was clean and at 200 KTS at time of occurrence.we secured engine per QRH; declared emergency with ATC; got delay vectors to finish checklist and notified the passengers; company; and operations. We determined best course of action was a return to the field under single engine conditions. Landing weight was only 42;000 pounds and target approach speed at flaps 20 was 150 KTS. Runway length of 7;500 ft was more than adequate for the light weight; and we concluded it was the nearest suitable airport since we were within 5 miles of the airport when the engine failed. [We] landed without incident. [We] stopped on taxiway to have fire trucks examine [and] double check aircraft for any signs of smoke; or any abnormal indication that would warrant an evacuation. Nothing abnormal was seen; and we taxied to gate without incident and deplaned normally.

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Title: CRJ200 Captain experiences catastrophic engine failure climbing out of 3;000 FT. After in flight shut down an emergency is declared and flight returns to departure airport.

Narrative: On climbout at 3;000 FT after the after takeoff check was completed; left engine failed. There was a severe vibration felt in the airframe; loud bangs heard; as well as a red vibration indication and red ITT indication as well as a simultaneous loss of thrust from engine. Engine would not respond to changes in thrust lever angle. Engine would also not produce any thrust above idle. ITT remained pegged in the red despite a very low fuel flow and thrust below idle. We also received a low oil pressure warning and complied with QRH. Engine was shut down as directed; and restart was not attempted as severe damage was suspected. Aircraft was clean and at 200 KTS at time of occurrence.We secured engine per QRH; declared emergency with ATC; got delay vectors to finish checklist and notified the passengers; company; and operations. We determined best course of action was a return to the field under single engine conditions. Landing weight was only 42;000 LBS and target approach speed at flaps 20 was 150 KTS. Runway length of 7;500 FT was more than adequate for the light weight; and we concluded it was the nearest suitable airport since we were within 5 miles of the airport when the engine failed. [We] landed without incident. [We] stopped on taxiway to have fire trucks examine [and] double check aircraft for any signs of smoke; or any abnormal indication that would warrant an evacuation. Nothing abnormal was seen; and we taxied to gate without incident and deplaned normally.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.