Citation I/SP (C501)
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60; Flight Crew Total 2700; Flight Crew Type 300
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Rejected Takeoff; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
I was departing ZZZ in a Cessna Citation 501. It was only me in the aircraft heading to ZZZ1. I taxied out to depart on Runway XX. Nothing was out of the ordinary. ZZZ Tower cleared me for takeoff on Runway XX. I rolled on to the runway and stopped when I was lined up on the runway. I took a look over my Crew Alert Messages of which there were none indicating. I also looked at my Engine instruments to make sure they were indicating normal; which they were. I advanced the throttles to my takeoff power. Once I achieved takeoff power; I took one more glance at my engine indicating instruments and they were still reading normal. As I approached around 70 kts. indicated on my airspeed; I heard what sounded like a HUGE bang from my left side. I immediately rejected the takeoff; I maintained directional control; and rolled off on to a taxiway as soon as I was at a safe speed. I shut down both the engines while on the taxi. Upon the exterior inspection of the aircraft; we discovered that left engine had a catastrophic failure. The front fan blew out the front of the engine which rolled down the runway. There was a big hole in the top of the cowling of the engine. There was also a small hole in the bottom of the cowling. All the rotor fan blades were destroyed and mangled. Oil was leaking all from the bottom of the left engine. We towed the aircraft back to the FBO where it currently sits. No one was hurt or injured during this.
Citation 501 pilot reported engine failure during takeoff roll.