Instructor with spi has engine fail, emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	250431
Time
Date	199308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sgf
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	250431
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

My student and I were on a local training flight practicing ground reference maneuvers and simulated engine failures in an small aircraft. At 1500 ft MSL (1000 ft AGL) I applied carburetor heat and pulled the power to idle, simulating an engine failure. My student proceeded to set up a 60 KT glide, picked a field to land in and went through the restart procedures specified in the checklist. At approximately 1000 ft MSL (500 ft AGL) I told the student that everything was performed properly and to go around (initiate the climb out). He applied full throttle, moved the flaps from 30 degrees to 20 degrees and began the climb out. The engine was producing full power for about 5 seconds and then failed to produce any power at all. I took the controls, checked fuel selector on, mixture rich, carburetor heat on and pitched for a 60 KT glide. A high descent rate had developed and as we neared the ground I flared abruptly and made quite a solid landing. Neither the passenger, property, nor the aircraft appeared to be damaged. The aircraft was later restarted, checked by a mechanic, and flown out of the field. The only thing that appears to have gone wrong was possibly an interruption of fuel flow due to sediment in the fuel system. I feel the only thing that could have been done differently was to have more altitude, but that defeats the purpose of emergency training.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH SPI HAS ENG FAIL, EMER LNDG.

Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WERE ON A LCL TRAINING FLT PRACTICING GND REF MANEUVERS AND SIMULATED ENG FAILURES IN AN SMA. AT 1500 FT MSL (1000 FT AGL) I APPLIED CARB HEAT AND PULLED THE PWR TO IDLE, SIMULATING AN ENG FAILURE. MY STUDENT PROCEEDED TO SET UP A 60 KT GLIDE, PICKED A FIELD TO LAND IN AND WENT THROUGH THE RESTART PROCS SPECIFIED IN THE CHKLIST. AT APPROX 1000 FT MSL (500 FT AGL) I TOLD THE STUDENT THAT EVERYTHING WAS PERFORMED PROPERLY AND TO GAR (INITIATE THE CLBOUT). HE APPLIED FULL THROTTLE, MOVED THE FLAPS FROM 30 DEGS TO 20 DEGS AND BEGAN THE CLBOUT. THE ENG WAS PRODUCING FULL PWR FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN FAILED TO PRODUCE ANY PWR AT ALL. I TOOK THE CTLS, CHKED FUEL SELECTOR ON, MIXTURE RICH, CARB HEAT ON AND PITCHED FOR A 60 KT GLIDE. A HIGH DSCNT RATE HAD DEVELOPED AND AS WE NEARED THE GND I FLARED ABRUPTLY AND MADE QUITE A SOLID LNDG. NEITHER THE PAX, PROPERTY, NOR THE ACFT APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED. THE ACFT WAS LATER RESTARTED, CHKED BY A MECH, AND FLOWN OUT OF THE FIELD. THE ONLY THING THAT APPEARS TO HAVE GONE WRONG WAS POSSIBLY AN INTERRUPTION OF FUEL FLOW DUE TO SEDIMENT IN THE FUEL SYS. I FEEL THE ONLY THING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE DIFFERENTLY WAS TO HAVE MORE ALT, BUT THAT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF EMER TRAINING.

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.