What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: instructor and student noticed engine sounded funny, then died. Aircraft was in traffic pattern and made a successful emergency landing on roadway. Engine restarted immediately and aircraft was taxied to hangar. Further investigation did not indicate a cause for engine failure. Aircraft was flight tested and returned to service. Aircraft departed ane airport and on crosswind student reported engine sounded funny. Instructor took controls, rechecked mixture, but engine quit immediately. Instructor made landing on road. Shortly after, owner virgil barnes arrived on scene and sumped tanks which were ok. Engine started on first attempt and barnes taxied aircraft to ane. Flight instructor did not think carb ice was a possibility. The following day aircraft was checked and flown with no clue as to cause of problem. Downgraded to occurance.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT NOTICED ENGINE SOUNDED FUNNY, THEN DIED. AIRCRAFT WAS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROADWAY. ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO HANGAR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DID NOT INDICATE A CAUSE FOR ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT WAS FLIGHT TESTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ANE AIRPORT AND ON CROSSWIND STUDENT REPORTED ENGINE SOUNDED FUNNY. INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS, RECHECKED MIXTURE, BUT ENGINE QUIT IMMEDIATELY. INSTRUCTOR MADE LANDING ON ROAD. SHORTLY AFTER, OWNER VIRGIL BARNES ARRIVED ON SCENE AND SUMPED TANKS WHICH WERE OK. ENGINE STARTED ON FIRST ATTEMPT AND BARNES TAXIED AIRCRAFT TO ANE. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DID NOT THINK CARB ICE WAS A POSSIBILITY. THE FOLLOWING DAY AIRCRAFT WAS CHECKED AND FLOWN WITH NO CLUE AS TO CAUSE OF PROBLEM. DOWNGRADED TO OCCURANCE.
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