What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the morning of October 3, 2013, flight instructor privacy data omitted(who works for aero dynamic aviation) and student pilot privacy data omitted took off in aircraft N990WY from Reid-Hillview Airport. This was privacy data omitted second supervised solo flight. According to both pilots, all items on the checklist were in order and there were no problems in the run up area. N990WY took off from runway 31R. The aircraft experienced a power loss after a few seconds during the initial climb. privacy data omitted Asked privacy data omitted if he had done anything that could have caused a loss of power. privacy data omitted Answered that he had done nothing. The fuel mixture was rich and the throttle was completely open. At that point the instructor took control of the aircraft. He initially wanted to land on runway 13, but didn?t know if he would lose power in the turn. After the first loss of power, the aircraft the RPM began to increase and they began to slowly climb. They began to lose power again and, having no other safe place to land, they were able to set the aircraft down on capital expressway. The engine ran smoothly once the aircraft was on the ground. There were no injuries or damage done, either to the crew or the aircraft, or to anyone on the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 3, 2013, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^(WHO WORKS FOR AERO DYNAMIC AVIATION) AND STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF IN AIRCRAFT N990WY FROM REID-HILLVIEW AIRPORT. THIS WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO BOTH PILOTS, ALL ITEMS ON THE CHECKLIST WERE IN ORDER AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS IN THE RUN UP AREA. N990WY TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 31R. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AFTER A FEW SECONDS DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IF HE HAD DONE ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ANSWERED THAT HE HAD DONE NOTHING. THE FUEL MIXTURE WAS RICH AND THE THROTTLE WAS COMPLETELY OPEN. AT THAT POINT THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE INITIALLY WANTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13, BUT DIDN?T KNOW IF HE WOULD LOSE POWER IN THE TURN. AFTER THE FIRST LOSS OF POWER, THE AIRCRAFT THE RPM BEGAN TO INCREASE AND THEY BEGAN TO SLOWLY CLIMB. THEY BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AGAIN AND, HAVING NO OTHER SAFE PLACE TO LAND, THEY WERE ABLE TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON CAPITAL EXPRESSWAY. THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE DONE, EITHER TO THE CREW OR THE AIRCRAFT, OR TO ANYONE ON THE GROUND.
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