What happened
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N1565A was conducting a cross country flight from phx goodyear airport to Marana Northwest Regional Airport (avq). Various private pilot certification activities were conducted during the flight, including diversions to alternate airports. privacy data omitted, The instructor, directed the student to divert to pinal airpark. While on short final to pinal, they spotted a dust devil in the runway touchdown area, and initiated a go-around. They then flew to the southwest to prepare to land at avq. While the student was running checklists and setting up for the entry into the traffic pattern, privacy data omitted reports the engine lost a large amount of power, but continued to run smoothly. privacy data omitted Turned on the auxilliary fuel boost pump, and the engine regained power. After about 10 seconds of proper operation, privacy data omitted reports the engine quit completely. privacy data omitted Spotted a dirt road below the aircraft, lowered the gear and made an approach and emergency engine out landing on the road. The road had high dirt berms on each side, which caused the aircraft to spin sideways, depart the road, and come to a stop in the desert. privacy data omitted States they had not used the fuel tank selector valve for at least 15 minutes prior to the engine failure. At the time of the engine failure power was set to 20 inches mp and 2300 RPM and the power was not being adjusted.
As the FAA filed it
N1565A WAS CONDUCTING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM PHX GOODYEAR AIRPORT TO MARANA NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT (AVQ). VARIOUS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE FLIGHT, INCLUDING DIVERSIONS TO ALTERNATE AIRPORTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE INSTRUCTOR, DIRECTED THE STUDENT TO DIVERT TO PINAL AIRPARK. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO PINAL, THEY SPOTTED A DUST DEVIL IN THE RUNWAY TOUCHDOWN AREA, AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THEY THEN FLEW TO THE SOUTHWEST TO PREPARE TO LAND AT AVQ. WHILE THE STUDENT WAS RUNNING CHECKLISTS AND SETTING UP FOR THE ENTRY INTO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTS THE ENGINE LOST A LARGE AMOUNT OF POWER, BUT CONTINUED TO RUN SMOOTHLY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TURNED ON THE AUXILLIARY FUEL BOOST PUMP, AND THE ENGINE REGAINED POWER. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS OF PROPER OPERATION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTS THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SPOTTED A DIRT ROAD BELOW THE AIRCRAFT, LOWERED THE GEAR AND MADE AN APPROACH AND EMERGENCY ENGINE OUT LANDING ON THE ROAD. THE ROAD HAD HIGH DIRT BERMS ON EACH SIDE, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN SIDEWAYS, DEPART THE ROAD, AND COME TO A STOP IN THE DESERT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THEY HAD NOT USED THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE FAILURE POWER WAS SET TO 20 INCHES MP AND 2300 RPM AND THE POWER WAS NOT BEING ADJUSTED.
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