What happened
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08/14/2019 ? N345TH departed to sioux falls regional airport (kfsd) from St Louis Downtown Airport (kcps). After start contacted ground right at 1430Z time for taxi for departure to the North out of st. Louis. Departed runway 30L at kcps approximately 1443Z. The pilot was monitoring as pilot in command (PIC) from the left seat. The co-pilot flying as second in command (SIC) from the right seat. Takeoff was normal, and after a turn to the North, during the second power reduction an RPM drop was felt in the right engine, followed by a serious of backfires. The pilot continued to fly the aircraft while the co-pilot dealt with the engine issue. They immediately called for a return to kcps with stl departure indicating an engine problem. An emergency was declared. The decision to shut down/feather the right engine was made at approximately 1600FT MSL and emergency checklist procedures were followed. After a successful landing, N345TH turned off at the end of the runway, brought the aircraft to a complete stop and performed the securing checklist and exited the aircraft. There were no injuries. Weather at the time of departure was clear, light winds and good visibility.
As the FAA filed it
08/14/2019 ? N345TH DEPARTED TO SIOUX FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KFSD) FROM ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (KCPS). AFTER START CONTACTED GROUND RIGHT AT 1430Z TIME FOR TAXI FOR DEPARTURE TO THE NORTH OUT OF ST. LOUIS. DEPARTED RUNWAY 30L AT KCPS APPROXIMATELY 1443Z. THE PILOT WAS MONITORING AS PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) FROM THE LEFT SEAT. THE CO-PILOT FLYING AS SECOND IN COMMAND (SIC) FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL, AND AFTER A TURN TO THE NORTH, DURING THE SECOND POWER REDUCTION AN RPM DROP WAS FELT IN THE RIGHT ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY A SERIOUS OF BACKFIRES. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE CO-PILOT DEALT WITH THE ENGINE ISSUE. THEY IMMEDIATELY CALLED FOR A RETURN TO KCPS WITH STL DEPARTURE INDICATING AN ENGINE PROBLEM. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE DECISION TO SHUT DOWN/FEATHER THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS MADE AT APPROXIMATELY 1600FT MSL AND EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING, N345TH TURNED OFF AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PERFORMED THE SECURING CHECKLIST AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WAS CLEAR, LIGHT WINDS AND GOOD VISIBILITY.
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