What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On 7/27/00, alpine air, flight 5009, departed mso enroute to bil. Approximately 200 feet AGL, just off end of runway, the pilot heard a loud snap. The right engine lost power and then quit running. The propeller then went onto auto-feather, the pilot declared an emergency and landed back at mso without incident at 1802 MDT. Investigation revealed a blade failure on the CT wheel, which caused the catastrophic engine failure.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON 7/27/00, ALPINE AIR, FLIGHT 5009, DEPARTED MSO ENROUTE TO BIL. APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL, JUST OFF END OF RUNWAY, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD SNAP. THE RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER AND THEN QUIT RUNNING. THE PROPELLER THEN WENT ONTO AUTO-FEATHER, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED BACK AT MSO WITHOUT INCIDENT AT 1802 MDT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BLADE FAILURE ON THE CT WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED THE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.
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