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Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 150G · Treynor, IA · February 5, 2007

Date: February 5, 2007 · 14:03 local
Place: Treynor, IA
Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N8553J
Reported as: Cessna 150G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 60 total60 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N8553JRegistered now · Cessna 150GS/N 15066453 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 150G Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Student pilot was practicing simulated engine-out maneuvers. When he applied power to terminate the maneuver the engine sputtered and quit. At the time, the temperature reported at the nearest airport (cbf) was -10 c. the pilot continued the emergency descent and landed in a field with no damage to the aircraft or injury to the pilot. As a result of this incident, the flight school management reviewed cold weather operations and minimum altitudes for loss of power scenarios with all instructors and students. The school has a 500' AGL simulated engine-out limitation. Solo student engine-out scenarios are not authorized training. This incident privacy data omitted is closed out with this report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SIMULATED ENGINE-OUT MANEUVERS. WHEN HE APPLIED POWER TO TERMINATE THE MANEUVER THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. AT THE TIME, THE TEMPERATURE REPORTED AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT (CBF) WAS -10 C. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE EMERGENCY DESCENT AND LANDED IN A FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO THE PILOT. AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, THE FLIGHT SCHOOL MANAGEMENT REVIEWED COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS AND MINIMUM ALTITUDES FOR LOSS OF POWER SCENARIOS WITH ALL INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL HAS A 500' AGL SIMULATED ENGINE-OUT LIMITATION. SOLO STUDENT ENGINE-OUT SCENARIOS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TRAINING. THIS INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ IS CLOSED OUT WITH THIS REPORT.