WASILLA, AK, USA
N77227
CESSNA 140
ON GO-AROUND DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING OVER A DIRT LANDING STRIP ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND RUN ROUGH. PLT STATED POWER WAS REDUCED AND ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN SMOOTH. FUEL TANK WAS SWITCHED AND 15 TO 20 SECONDS LATER, ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING WAS MADE INTO TREE TOPS. ACFT SETTLED ALMOST VERTICALLY THROUGH TREES COMING TO REST ON ITS NOSE. PLT STATED CARBURETOR HEAT WAS USED DURING THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY DESCENT. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION COULD BE DETERMINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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