Narrative:

My student and I were doing instrument training around toledo airspace. We had just finished an approach to bowling green and toledo metcalf. As we were leveling off at 2500 and entering the hold over waterville VOR, the engine seemed to lose power. I pulled carburetor heat and then shut it off again. Some power was gained but then it just quit. I had radioed toledo that I was having engine problems and would be unable to land at bowling green because of a 30 KT headwind from the south which is where we wanted to go. I then looked for a suitable field and landed the aircraft effectively. No damage was caused on either the airplane, area or obstacles around the field or to either of us! I felt it was a safe, controled emergency brought on by loss of power to the engine. My student and I discussed before the flight, how much fuel and oil was in the aircraft. I also watched the student climb up and open the caps and look inside to visually check the fuel. The fuel gauges read 3/4 of a tank on both the right and left tanks. The decision was more from the discussion that we were safe for a 1 hour to 1 1/2 hour flight around toledo and bowling green. The most important factor involved is that the fuel gauges read 3/4 right before the engine quit. My student commented on it and so did I. The decision to land at bowling green was being discussed at the time of the incident. We had no more time to descend to the airport because of the loss of power.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE FAILURE FORCES CFI TO MAKE AN OFF ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WERE DOING INSTRUMENT TRAINING AROUND TOLEDO AIRSPACE. WE HAD JUST FINISHED AN APCH TO BOWLING GREEN AND TOLEDO METCALF. AS WE WERE LEVELING OFF AT 2500 AND ENTERING THE HOLD OVER WATERVILLE VOR, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER. I PULLED CARBURETOR HEAT AND THEN SHUT IT OFF AGAIN. SOME POWER WAS GAINED BUT THEN IT JUST QUIT. I HAD RADIOED TOLEDO THAT I WAS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS AND WOULD BE UNABLE TO LAND AT BOWLING GREEN BECAUSE OF A 30 KT HEADWIND FROM THE S WHICH IS WHERE WE WANTED TO GO. I THEN LOOKED FOR A SUITABLE FIELD AND LANDED THE ACFT EFFECTIVELY. NO DAMAGE WAS CAUSED ON EITHER THE AIRPLANE, AREA OR OBSTACLES AROUND THE FIELD OR TO EITHER OF US! I FELT IT WAS A SAFE, CTLED EMER BROUGHT ON BY LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE. MY STUDENT AND I DISCUSSED BEFORE THE FLT, HOW MUCH FUEL AND OIL WAS IN THE ACFT. I ALSO WATCHED THE STUDENT CLIMB UP AND OPEN THE CAPS AND LOOK INSIDE TO VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL. THE FUEL GAUGES READ 3/4 OF A TANK ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT TANKS. THE DECISION WAS MORE FROM THE DISCUSSION THAT WE WERE SAFE FOR A 1 HR TO 1 1/2 HR FLT AROUND TOLEDO AND BOWLING GREEN. THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR INVOLVED IS THAT THE FUEL GAUGES READ 3/4 RIGHT BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT. MY STUDENT COMMENTED ON IT AND SO DID I. THE DECISION TO LAND AT BOWLING GREEN WAS BEING DISCUSSED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. WE HAD NO MORE TIME TO DSND TO THE ARPT BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.