What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 2/24/2012, at approximately 1330 local, the flight instructor pilot and his instrument student were on an IFR flight plan from rap to their home base (hon). They were assigned 9000'MSL. The pilot reported they were in IMC conditions. He reported the aircraft quit climbing at 6500'MSL and the engine started losing RPM. The pilot pulled on the carburetor heat, switched tanks, put on the aux fuel pump. The pilot turned off the carb heat and had some power return by adjusting the mixture. They attempted to return to rap. When the pilot put the carb heat back on, he stated the engine quit entirely and they were forced to make an emergency off airport landing. The aircraft received substantial damage to the prop, nose gear, engine mount, firewall, firewall lower bulkhead, and the belly skin. There were no injuries. The aircraft was not accessible to the FAA until 2/29/2012.
As the FAA filed it
ON 2/24/2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND HIS INSTRUMENT STUDENT WERE ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM RAP TO THEIR HOME BASE (HON). THEY WERE ASSIGNED 9000'MSL. THE PILOT REPORTED THEY WERE IN IMC CONDITIONS. HE REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT QUIT CLIMBING AT 6500'MSL AND THE ENGINE STARTED LOSING RPM. THE PILOT PULLED ON THE CARBURETOR HEAT, SWITCHED TANKS, PUT ON THE AUX FUEL PUMP. THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE CARB HEAT AND HAD SOME POWER RETURN BY ADJUSTING THE MIXTURE. THEY ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO RAP. WHEN THE PILOT PUT THE CARB HEAT BACK ON, HE STATED THE ENGINE QUIT ENTIRELY AND THEY WERE FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, NOSE GEAR, ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, FIREWALL LOWER BULKHEAD, AND THE BELLY SKIN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THE FAA UNTIL 2/29/2012.
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