A simulated engine failure on a training flight in a C150 turns into the real thing, ending in a mar...

Attributes
ACN	641328
Time
Date	200412
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jzi.airport
State Reference	SC
Altitude	msl single value : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 155 flight time total : 1002 flight time type : 92
ASRS Report	641328
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was on a routine training flight with a student. On our way back to the airport, I pulled the throttle to idle to simulate an engine failure at an altitude of 2000 ft MSL. The student properly set up for a forced landing while completing his emergency checklists. At 700 ft, I told him to add power but nothing happened. I immediately took control of the airplane and tried pulling the throttle back out and pushing it in slowly but, but the engine did not respond. I told my student to crank the ignition, but that didn't work either, so I began shutting everything off for a forced landing in a marsh. I touched down on the main wheels first and tried to hold the nose up as long as possible. After the nosewheel hit, it bogged down in the mud and we flipped over. We quickly got out of the airplane and were not injured in any way. Prior to the engine failure, the engine had been operating normally with the oil pressure and oil temperature gauges both in the green arcs. Prior to taking off, we had full fuel and adequate oil, and I verified that the fuel caps and oil dipstick were secure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE ON A TRAINING FLT IN A C150 TURNS INTO THE REAL THING, ENDING IN A MARSH WITH THE ACFT ON ITS BACK.

Narrative: I WAS ON A ROUTINE TRAINING FLT WITH A STUDENT. ON OUR WAY BACK TO THE ARPT, I PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE TO SIMULATE AN ENG FAILURE AT AN ALT OF 2000 FT MSL. THE STUDENT PROPERLY SET UP FOR A FORCED LNDG WHILE COMPLETING HIS EMER CHKLISTS. AT 700 FT, I TOLD HIM TO ADD PWR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK CTL OF THE AIRPLANE AND TRIED PULLING THE THROTTLE BACK OUT AND PUSHING IT IN SLOWLY BUT, BUT THE ENG DID NOT RESPOND. I TOLD MY STUDENT TO CRANK THE IGNITION, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER, SO I BEGAN SHUTTING EVERYTHING OFF FOR A FORCED LNDG IN A MARSH. I TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN WHEELS FIRST AND TRIED TO HOLD THE NOSE UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AFTER THE NOSEWHEEL HIT, IT BOGGED DOWN IN THE MUD AND WE FLIPPED OVER. WE QUICKLY GOT OUT OF THE AIRPLANE AND WERE NOT INJURED IN ANY WAY. PRIOR TO THE ENG FAILURE, THE ENG HAD BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY WITH THE OIL PRESSURE AND OIL TEMP GAUGES BOTH IN THE GREEN ARCS. PRIOR TO TAKING OFF, WE HAD FULL FUEL AND ADEQUATE OIL, AND I VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL CAPS AND OIL DIPSTICK WERE SECURE.

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.

A simulated engine failure on a training flight in a C150 turns into the real thing, ending in a marsh with the aircraft on its back.