What happened
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Aircraft N21214 made an emergency (off airport) landing in a field located approximately 1.5 miles east of Samuels Field, Bardstown KY (bry). The CFI was conducting training and was "simulating" an in-flight engine loss when he cut the fuel supply. The engine did not re-start sucessfully and the CFI determined they could not glide back to the airport safely based on their altitude and distance from the airport and prepared for an emergency, off airport landing. During landing, the aircraft's outboard left wing (underside) came in contact with a phone line which ran parallel to the aircraft's atempted landing area. The aircraft's right wing tip struck the ground and was the initial impact point. Approximately 20 feet forward of the initial impact point, the nose gear struck the ground and tire and part of the strut fork separated from the aircraft and was discovered in the direction of travel. From the point of intial impact to where the aircraft came to rest was approximately 100 feet and the aircraft had spun 180 degrees from it's intended direction of travel and apparently stayed in contact with the phone line until coming to rest with the horizontal stab resting on a telephone line and the aircraft was positioned in a nose down attitude. The CFI and student had no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT N21214 MADE AN EMERGENCY (OFF AIRPORT) LANDING IN A FIELD LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES EAST OF SAMUELS FIELD, BARDSTOWN KY (BRY). THE CFI WAS CONDUCTING TRAINING AND WAS "SIMULATING" AN IN-FLIGHT ENGINE LOSS WHEN HE CUT THE FUEL SUPPLY. THE ENGINE DID NOT RE-START SUCESSFULLY AND THE CFI DETERMINED THEY COULD NOT GLIDE BACK TO THE AIRPORT SAFELY BASED ON THEIR ALTITUDE AND DISTANCE FROM THE AIRPORT AND PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY, OFF AIRPORT LANDING. DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT'S OUTBOARD LEFT WING (UNDERSIDE) CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PHONE LINE WHICH RAN PARALLEL TO THE AIRCRAFT'S ATEMPTED LANDING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND WAS THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FORWARD OF THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT, THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND AND TIRE AND PART OF THE STRUT FORK SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS DISCOVERED IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. FROM THE POINT OF INTIAL IMPACT TO WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD SPUN 180 DEGREES FROM IT'S INTENDED DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND APPARENTLY STAYED IN CONTACT WITH THE PHONE LINE UNTIL COMING TO REST WITH THE HORIZONTAL STAB RESTING ON A TELEPHONE LINE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE CFI AND STUDENT HAD NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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