What happened
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(.19) On August 31, 2002, about 1020 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172, N739ZV, made an off-airport landing in Lakeside, California, following a loss of engine power. Plus one flying club was operating the rental airplane as an instructional flight under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the student pilot was not injured. The local flight originated from montgomery field, san diego, California, about 1000. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. According to the pilot, after performing a simulated engine failure and descent to a chosen point of landing, he reapplied the throttle, retracted the flaps, and turned off the carburetor heat during the end of the maneuver. Engine power returned only for a brief moment. He attempted to troubleshoot the problem, but reported he did not have time to switch tanks and still make the next point of intended landing. He had already switched the fuel selector valve from the "both" position to the right tank during the simulated power failure. The right tank had a "full" indication on the gauge. The maneuver started at 4,000 feet aboveground level (AGL) and the pilot attempted the recovery from the simulation at 500 feet AGL. (-23) pilots lack of proficiency, and poor choice of off airport landing site for practice simulated emergency landing.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON AUGUST 31, 2002, ABOUT 1020 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N739ZV, MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN LAKESIDE, CALIFORNIA, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PLUS ONE FLYING CLUB WAS OPERATING THE RENTAL AIRPLANE AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MONTGOMERY FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1000. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER PERFORMING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE AND DESCENT TO A CHOSEN POINT OF LANDING, HE REAPPLIED THE THROTTLE, RETRACTED THE FLAPS, AND TURNED OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE END OF THE MANEUVER. ENGINE POWER RETURNED ONLY FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. HE ATTEMPTED TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, BUT REPORTED HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO SWITCH TANKS AND STILL MAKE THE NEXT POINT OF INTENDED LANDING. HE HAD ALREADY SWITCHED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE FROM THE "BOTH" POSITION TO THE RIGHT TANK DURING THE SIMULATED POWER FAILURE. THE RIGHT TANK HAD A "FULL" INDICATION ON THE GAUGE. THE MANEUVER STARTED AT 4,000 FEET ABOVEGROUND LEVEL (AGL) AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED THE RECOVERY FROM THE SIMULATION AT 500 FEET AGL. (-23) PILOTS LACK OF PROFICIENCY, AND POOR CHOICE OF OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE FOR PRACTICE SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING.
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