What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
CFI pulled mixture for simulated forced landing. Student raised nose. Prop stopped unable restart. Landed short. (.4)after the instructor simulated an engine failure by pulling out the mixture control until the engine shut down, the student attempted to maneuver for a landing at a paved private airstrip. Just after turning a close-in final, with the mixture still pulled out almost to the full-lean position, the student raised the aircraft's nose, and the propeller stopped turning. The instructor then returned the mixture control to the full rich position and instructed the student to engage the starter. After two unsuccessful attempts to get the engine to start, the student landed the aircraft in an area where the terrain had been torn up by construction workers. Just after touchdown, the aircraft impacted rough/uneven terrain and sustained substantial damage. (-23)while instructing a simulated engine failure at 4000' MSL, the instructor simulated the proceudre by pulling mixture control to idle. Throughout procedure instructor advanced the mixture twice to check the engine. Whil e on base to final the instructor realized the approach was low. The student had raised the nose thus bringing the prop to a stop. At this time the instructor pushed mixture in but no response. Real forced landing was conducted short or runway.
As the FAA filed it
CFI PULLED MIXTURE FOR SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. STUDENT RAISED NOSE. PROP STOPPED UNABLE RESTART. LANDED SHORT. (.4)AFTER THE INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE BY PULLING OUT THE MIXTURE CONTROL UNTIL THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER FOR A LANDING AT A PAVED PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. JUST AFTER TURNING A CLOSE-IN FINAL, WITH THE MIXTURE STILL PULLED OUT ALMOST TO THE FULL-LEAN POSITION, THE STUDENT RAISED THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE, AND THE PROPELLER STOPPED TURNING. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN RETURNED THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO THE FULL RICH POSITION AND INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO ENGAGE THE STARTER. AFTER TWO UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE ENGINE TO START, THE STUDENT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN AREA WHERE THE TERRAIN HAD BEEN TORN UP BY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23)WHILE INSTRUCTING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE AT 4000' MSL, THE INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED THE PROCEUDRE BY PULLING MIXTURE CONTROL TO IDLE. THROUGHOUT PROCEDURE INSTRUCTOR ADVANCED THE MIXTURE TWICE TO CHECK THE ENGINE. WHIL E ON BASE TO FINAL THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THE APPROACH WAS LOW. THE STUDENT HAD RAISED THE NOSE THUS BRINGING THE PROP TO A STOP. AT THIS TIME THE INSTRUCTOR PUSHED MIXTURE IN BUT NO RESPONSE. REAL FORCED LANDING WAS CONDUCTED SHORT OR RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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