GLENDALE, AZ, USA
N6319S
CESSNA 150G
THE INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) REPORTED THAT WHILE THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING A FULL POWER CLIMB, THE ENG BEGAN A SMOOTH, BUT RELATIVELY RAPID, DECREASE IN POWER TO ABOUT IDLE RPM OR LESS. ALL ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE POWER WERE TO NO AVAIL. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A WHEAT FIELD. DUE TO THERMALS & GUSTY WINDS, HE PLANNED HIS TOUCHDOWN NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD FOR SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE DUE TO MOISTURE ON THE WHEAT. THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE PLANE BEFORE HITTING A CONCRETE DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE END OF THE FIELD. AFTER HITTING THE DITCH, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. AN EXAM & RUN-UP OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL FAILURE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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