Beechjet 400
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 54; Flight Crew Total 6850; Flight Crew Type 280
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Declared Emergency
Environment - Non Weather Related
After receiving clearance for takeoff; we taxied onto Runway 4; stopped; applied takeoff power and began the normal takeoff procedure. Takeoff was normal and at approximately 400 FT the aircraft ingested a large bird in the right engine. The engine immediately failed. My First Officer and I then declared an emergency and followed the aircraft's emergency procedures and returned to the airport and landed without further incident.
BE400 Captain experiences an engine failure at 400 FT AGL due to bird ingestion and returns to the departure airport.