An instructor pilot and the owner pilot in a C175 experience an in-flight engine failure and an off airport landing. The aircraft was damaged and the pilots received minor injuries.

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Attributes
ACN	389121
Time
Date	199712
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 25x3
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 166 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dwh
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylark 175
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	389121
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Dual training flight in student/aircraft owner's 1960 C175. Started to experience engine problems in cruise flight (approximately 1500 ft MSL). Slow, continual loss of engine RPM. Unable to make it back to departure point (dwh). While trying to solve the engine problem was also trying to now make an alternate airport (may field 25x3). With loss of RPM and altitude, had to do an emergency off-field landing in a field. Dead stick landing, engine totally stopped at approximately 300 ft. Upon landing in the cut grass field, when nose finally was lowered -- nose gear caught in mud and the aircraft then flipped over/inverted. Aircraft quickly came to a stop inverted, 2 pilots received only minor injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN INSTRUCTOR PLT AND THE OWNER PLT IN A C175 EXPERIENCE AN INFLT ENG FAILURE AND AN OFF ARPT LNDG. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED AND THE PLTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

Narrative: DUAL TRAINING FLT IN STUDENT/ACFT OWNER'S 1960 C175. STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ENG PROBS IN CRUISE FLT (APPROX 1500 FT MSL). SLOW, CONTINUAL LOSS OF ENG RPM. UNABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO DEP POINT (DWH). WHILE TRYING TO SOLVE THE ENG PROB WAS ALSO TRYING TO NOW MAKE AN ALTERNATE ARPT (MAY FIELD 25X3). WITH LOSS OF RPM AND ALT, HAD TO DO AN EMER OFF-FIELD LNDG IN A FIELD. DEAD STICK LNDG, ENG TOTALLY STOPPED AT APPROX 300 FT. UPON LNDG IN THE CUT GRASS FIELD, WHEN NOSE FINALLY WAS LOWERED -- NOSE GEAR CAUGHT IN MUD AND THE ACFT THEN FLIPPED OVER/INVERTED. ACFT QUICKLY CAME TO A STOP INVERTED, 2 PLTS RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

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.