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Instructor with certificated pilot on training mission descends low over an abandoned airport for practicing engine out procedures. Nearby observer reports the activity to local FSDO.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336051 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Cheetah, Tiger, Traveler |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 336051 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While conducting a training flight on emergency landing procedures to a licensed pilot for currency review, we did a simulated engine out over a former airport, made 2 approachs down to approximately 500 ft and climbed out in veering turn to avoid proximity to a house nearby in a sparsely populated area. A woman reported our aircraft to the FSDO in windsor locks, ct.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH CERTIFICATED PLT ON TRAINING MISSION DSNDS LOW OVER AN ABANDONED ARPT FOR PRACTICING ENG OUT PROCS. NEARBY OBSERVER RPTS THE ACTIVITY TO LCL FSDO.
Narrative: WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLT ON EMER LNDG PROCS TO A LICENSED PLT FOR CURRENCY REVIEW, WE DID A SIMULATED ENG OUT OVER A FORMER ARPT, MADE 2 APCHS DOWN TO APPROX 500 FT AND CLBED OUT IN VEERING TURN TO AVOID PROX TO A HOUSE NEARBY IN A SPARSELY POPULATED AREA. A WOMAN RPTED OUR ACFT TO THE FSDO IN WINDSOR LOCKS, CT.
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.