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CFI turned fuel off to simulate engine out. Unalbe restart. Nosed over in plowed field landing. (.4)the flight instructor (CFI) sent the student pilot on a solo flight after having flown with her earlier in the day. The CFI said the student departed with 20 gallons of fuel aboard the airplane. The student returned about 1 hour later. The CFI said he went flying with the student to check her progress. During this flight, the CFI moved the fuel selector to the 'off' position to simulate an engine failure. According to the CFI, the student performed the emergency engine starting procedures, and the fuel selector was returned to the 'on' position. The CFI said his attempts to restart the engine were unsuccessful. He said he made a forced landing in the best field available, which was bottom land that had been disked (or plowed). During the landing, the airplane nosed over and was extensively damaged. The accident was reported about 2 months after it occurred. The airplane was not available for examination, and no reason was found to explain why an in-flight restart of the engine was not attained. (-23) the pilot-in-command, a certified flight instructor, and a student pilot departed Quincy, IL for the purpose of conducting an instructional flight. While maneuvering at approximately 3000 feet MSL, the instructor turned the fuel selector to the off position to simulate an engine failure. After completion of the simulated emergency, the instructor turned the fuel selector to the on position. The engine failed to restart. The instructor toook control of the aircraft and attempted to restart the engine by using the aircraft ignition system, the engine again failed to restart. The instructor then elected to make an emergency off airport landing in a recently disked farm field. During the landing, the aircraft nosed over and came to rest on its back. The aircraft was substantially damaged, however the student and the instructor, the sole occupants, were uninjured.