What happened
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(-23) Student pilot was on a cross country flight from lafayette, IN to Muncie, Indiana, to kokomo, IN and back to lafayette. After a touch and go landing at Muncie, the student climbed back to 4500 feet MSL for flight to kokomo. Approximately 10 miles northwest of Muncie on the 305 radial from the mie VOR, the engine began to run rough. Student activated the carburetor heat and engine began to run even rougher. Due to severe vibrations, the student shut the engine down and made a power off landing in a cornfield some 12.5 miles north of the Muncie airport. There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot. Maintenance from lafayette aviation determined that the piston in the #3 cylinder was not operating.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM LAFAYETTE, IN TO MUNCIE, INDIANA, TO KOKOMO, IN AND BACK TO LAFAYETTE. AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT MUNCIE, THE STUDENT CLIMBED BACK TO 4500 FEET MSL FOR FLIGHT TO KOKOMO. APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF MUNCIE ON THE 305 RADIAL FROM THE MIE VOR, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. STUDENT ACTIVATED THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN EVEN ROUGHER. DUE TO SEVERE VIBRATIONS, THE STUDENT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND MADE A POWER OFF LANDING IN A CORNFIELD SOME 12.5 MILES NORTH OF THE MUNCIE AIRPORT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. MAINTENANCE FROM LAFAYETTE AVIATION DETERMINED THAT THE PISTON IN THE #3 CYLINDER WAS NOT OPERATING.
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