What happened
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At 2240 UTC, N4631J made an emergency landing around the 4900 block of the Palm Coast parkway. The aircraft landed eastbound in the westbound lanes. Prior to coming to rest, the left wingtip struck the front bumper of semi-tractor trailer. Damage done to the aircraft as a result of the collision was the removal of the navigation light. No other damage to the aircraft was noted as a result of the emergency.
The pilot in command (PIC), stated that he was on a training flight under part 91 with a student who was training under part 61. The flight was northwest of the flagler county airport (kxfl). They were headed northbound at 4,000 feet and preparing to perform a ?steep spiral? Maneuver. The PIC noticed that the student was losing altitude and queried him as to why. The student, who was the pilot flying, was moving the throttle forward and aft with no resulting change in engine power.
The PIC stated that the throttle felt loose and that the propeller sounded as if it were in an over speed condition. He thought the RPM gauge showed about 2,000 RPM. An emergency radio transmission was made to daytona beach approach control around this time.
A turn was made to the south in the direction of the flagler county airport. At 3,500 feet the flight instructor took the control from the student. The altitude was around 2,000 feet when the PIC did not think they would be able to make it to the airport. At around 2,000 feet the PIC made a turn back to the north. This turn placed him on a right base for the Palm Coast parkway.
As the FAA filed it
AT 2240 UTC, N4631J MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AROUND THE 4900 BLOCK OF THE PALM COAST PARKWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED EASTBOUND IN THE WESTBOUND LANES. PRIOR TO COMING TO REST, THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE FRONT BUMPER OF SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER. DAMAGE DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION WAS THE REMOVAL OF THE NAVIGATION LIGHT. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED AS A RESULT OF THE EMERGENCY.
THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), STATED THAT HE WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT UNDER PART 91 WITH A STUDENT WHO WAS TRAINING UNDER PART 61. THE FLIGHT WAS NORTHWEST OF THE FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT (KXFL). THEY WERE HEADED NORTHBOUND AT 4,000 FEET AND PREPARING TO PERFORM A ?STEEP SPIRAL? MANEUVER. THE PIC NOTICED THAT THE STUDENT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE AND QUERIED HIM AS TO WHY. THE STUDENT, WHO WAS THE PILOT FLYING, WAS MOVING THE THROTTLE FORWARD AND AFT WITH NO RESULTING CHANGE IN ENGINE POWER.
THE PIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE FELT LOOSE AND THAT THE PROPELLER SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE IN AN OVER SPEED CONDITION. HE THOUGHT THE RPM GAUGE SHOWED ABOUT 2,000 RPM. AN EMERGENCY RADIO TRANSMISSION WAS MADE TO DAYTONA BEACH APPROACH CONTROL AROUND THIS TIME.
A TURN WAS MADE TO THE SOUTH IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT. AT 3,500 FEET THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROL FROM THE STUDENT. THE ALTITUDE WAS AROUND 2,000 FEET WHEN THE PIC DID NOT THINK THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT. AT AROUND 2,000 FEET THE PIC MADE A TURN BACK TO THE NORTH. THIS TURN PLACED HIM ON A RIGHT BASE FOR THE PALM COAST PARKWAY.
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