From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Was performing basic maneuvers over practice area bravo, NE of Melbourne. When recovering from a power off stall engine started to lose power, student tried several things, leaning mixture, carb heat but all had temporary effect. While at 500 ft and 75 KTS at full throttle student decided he could not make it back to Melbourne airport and elected to land in the sod field directly below the practice area.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WAS PERFORMING BASIC MANEUVERS OVER PRACTICE AREA BRAVO, NE OF MELBOURNE. WHEN RECOVERING FROM A POWER OFF STALL ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, STUDENT TRIED SEVERAL THINGS, LEANING MIXTURE, CARB HEAT BUT ALL HAD TEMPORARY EFFECT. WHILE AT 500 FT AND 75 KTS AT FULL THROTTLE STUDENT DECIDED HE COULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO MELBOURNE AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO LAND IN THE SOD FIELD DIRECTLY BELOW THE PRACTICE AREA.
Other reports on N601FT · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.