An small aircraft made an off airport landing after an engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	254021
Time
Date	199310
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tiw
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2300
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	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 82 flight time type : 3
ASRS Report	254021
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1540 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	253921
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Loss of engine power occurred during a training maneuver. Partial power was restored, but not enough to maintain flight. We landed the airplane in a pasture. No injuries. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporting trainee pilot states that the aircraft landed on its main gear. The nose gear came down hard. The nose gear broke off. The spinner dug in, and the aircraft flipped onto its back. The aircraft was probably 'totaled' by the insurance company. The reporter has sent a report to the NTSB, but has not since heard from the FAA or the NTSB (10 weeks have passed). The reporter states that the carburetor heat box was destroyed in the incident, but he believes that the incident was caused by carburetor ice. The engine was run briefly after the incident. The reporter states that he believes that the high skill level of the instructor saved lives. Supplemental information from acn 253921: the student performed all required checks, fuel, mixture, throttle, carburetor heat, ignition, master, and primer. All were in proper place. The throttle was closed. Around 1000 MSL to 1200 MSL, I instructed student to execute a go around. There was no power.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA MADE AN OFF ARPT LNDG AFTER AN ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: LOSS OF ENG PWR OCCURRED DURING A TRAINING MANEUVER. PARTIAL PWR WAS RESTORED, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN FLT. WE LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A PASTURE. NO INJURIES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTING TRAINEE PLT STATES THAT THE ACFT LANDED ON ITS MAIN GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN HARD. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF. THE SPINNER DUG IN, AND THE ACFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. THE ACFT WAS PROBABLY 'TOTALED' BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE RPTR HAS SENT A RPT TO THE NTSB, BUT HAS NOT SINCE HEARD FROM THE FAA OR THE NTSB (10 WKS HAVE PASSED). THE RPTR STATES THAT THE CARB HEAT BOX WAS DESTROYED IN THE INCIDENT, BUT HE BELIEVES THAT THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY CARB ICE. THE ENG WAS RUN BRIEFLY AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE RPTR STATES THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THE HIGH SKILL LEVEL OF THE INSTRUCTOR SAVED LIVES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 253921: THE STUDENT PERFORMED ALL REQUIRED CHKS, FUEL, MIXTURE, THROTTLE, CARB HEAT, IGNITION, MASTER, AND PRIMER. ALL WERE IN PROPER PLACE. THE THROTTLE WAS CLOSED. AROUND 1000 MSL TO 1200 MSL, I INSTRUCTED STUDENT TO EXECUTE A GAR. THERE WAS NO PWR.

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.