Simulated emergency lndgs for training created impression of possible aircraft crash.

Attributes
ACN	120539
Time
Date	198908
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 67oh
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1000
ASRS Report	120539
Person 2
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was checking a pilot out so that he could rent our aircraft. We were over orange county to the north at 2500' MSL when I simulated an emergency by reducing power. He headed for harper ridge airport to our south, for which we were in a position to make a safe landing the entire time. About 1/2 M north of the airport he turned west because he felt he would not make it. Shortly after we added power and started a climb. This action was attempted twice. Both times a safe landing would have occurred, but many residences were alarmed and reported a low aircraft to the police, fire departures and FAA, which they believed to have crashed. The aircraft was easily identable because it carries a radio station logo on it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SIMULATED EMERGENCY LNDGS FOR TRAINING CREATED IMPRESSION OF POSSIBLE ACFT CRASH.

Narrative: I WAS CHKING A PLT OUT SO THAT HE COULD RENT OUR ACFT. WE WERE OVER ORANGE COUNTY TO THE N AT 2500' MSL WHEN I SIMULATED AN EMER BY REDUCING PWR. HE HEADED FOR HARPER RIDGE ARPT TO OUR S, FOR WHICH WE WERE IN A POS TO MAKE A SAFE LNDG THE ENTIRE TIME. ABOUT 1/2 M N OF THE ARPT HE TURNED W BECAUSE HE FELT HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT. SHORTLY AFTER WE ADDED PWR AND STARTED A CLB. THIS ACTION WAS ATTEMPTED TWICE. BOTH TIMES A SAFE LNDG WOULD HAVE OCCURRED, BUT MANY RESIDENCES WERE ALARMED AND RPTED A LOW ACFT TO THE POLICE, FIRE DEPS AND FAA, WHICH THEY BELIEVED TO HAVE CRASHED. THE ACFT WAS EASILY IDENTABLE BECAUSE IT CARRIES A RADIO STATION LOGO ON IT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.