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FAA incident report · Bbavia 7AC · Indianapolis, IN · December 25, 1999

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Date
December 25, 1999 · 16:27 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Mount Comfort Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N82796
Reported as
Bbavia 7AC
Reported engine
Continental A65*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total170 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N82796Registered now · Aeronca 7ACS/N 7AC-1443 · Built 1946Airframe modelAeronca 7ACEngine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot in command, who is a commerical rated flight instructor was flying his personal airpalne and giving dual instructions to his wife, a student pilot, who occupied the forward seat. After completing a stall series and on their way back to the Mount Comfort Airport, the PIC elected to simulate an engine failure. His wife ran through the emergency checklists and proceeded to set up on a field. The maneuver started at 3000 feet MSL. When the PIC saw that his wife had the field made at 600 feet AGL he told her to go around. When his wife applied full power, the engine quit. The PIC assumed control of the aircraft and made a successful landing in the field. There was no damage to the aircraft, the occupants fo the field. The PIC suspects carbuetor ice. The local weather at Indianapolis international airport was listed at 1656 local, wind 2012, visibility 10 miles, clear skies, temperature -03C, dewpoint -11C, altimeter 3028. At 1756 local, wind 210 degrees at 13 knots, visibility 10 miles, clear skies, temperature -04C, dewpoitn -11C, altimeter 3025.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WHO IS A COMMERICAL RATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS FLYING HIS PERSONAL AIRPALNE AND GIVING DUAL INSTRUCTIONS TO HIS WIFE, A STUDENT PILOT, WHO OCCUPIED THE FORWARD SEAT. AFTER COMPLETING A STALL SERIES AND ON THEIR WAY BACK TO THE MOUNT COMFORT AIRPORT, THE PIC ELECTED TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE. HIS WIFE RAN THROUGH THE EMERGENCY CHECKLISTS AND PROCEEDED TO SET UP ON A FIELD. THE MANEUVER STARTED AT 3000 FEET MSL. WHEN THE PIC SAW THAT HIS WIFE HAD THE FIELD MADE AT 600 FEET AGL HE TOLD HER TO GO AROUND. WHEN HIS WIFE APPLIED FULL POWER, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PIC ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING IN THE FIELD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE OCCUPANTS FO THE FIELD. THE PIC SUSPECTS CARBUETOR ICE. THE LOCAL WEATHER AT INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS LISTED AT 1656 LOCAL, WIND 2012, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE -03C, DEWPOINT -11C, ALTIMETER 3028. AT 1756 LOCAL, WIND 210 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE -04C, DEWPOITN -11C, ALTIMETER 3025.