What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This was a student pilot training flight. The student and instructor had completed a preflight training session to include a discussion of the days events, a review of the weather and aircraft performance data. The student and instructor had completed six touch and go landings when the instructor endorsed the student for solo flight. Shortly after the student became airborne on their first solo flight the student stated the "engine sound changed" a review of the instruments revealed the engine was only producing 35% power. The student accomplished established proceedures for suspected malfunction with no remedy. Since the aircraft had only attained approximaltey 400 feet altitude the student declared pan pan pan with the control tower. The tower offered the student the option of returning to the departure runway. The student elected to land straight ahead. The student contacted a power line while conducting the emrgency landing. The aircraft touched out in a freshly mowed hau field and slide approximatly 800 feet befor encountering two irrigation canals and coming to a stop. The student exited the aircraft and waiting for emrgecny crews to arrive. There were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
THIS WAS A STUDENT PILOT TRAINING FLIGHT. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR HAD COMPLETED A PREFLIGHT TRAINING SESSION TO INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF THE DAYS EVENTS, A REVIEW OF THE WEATHER AND AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE DATA. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR HAD COMPLETED SIX TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR ENDORSED THE STUDENT FOR SOLO FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER THE STUDENT BECAME AIRBORNE ON THEIR FIRST SOLO FLIGHT THE STUDENT STATED THE "ENGINE SOUND CHANGED" A REVIEW OF THE INSTRUMENTS REVEALED THE ENGINE WAS ONLY PRODUCING 35% POWER. THE STUDENT ACCOMPLISHED ESTABLISHED PROCEEDURES FOR SUSPECTED MALFUNCTION WITH NO REMEDY. SINCE THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY ATTAINED APPROXIMALTEY 400 FEET ALTITUDE THE STUDENT DECLARED PAN PAN PAN WITH THE CONTROL TOWER. THE TOWER OFFERED THE STUDENT THE OPTION OF RETURNING TO THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT ELECTED TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE STUDENT CONTACTED A POWER LINE WHILE CONDUCTING THE EMRGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED OUT IN A FRESHLY MOWED HAU FIELD AND SLIDE APPROXIMATLY 800 FEET BEFOR ENCOUNTERING TWO IRRIGATION CANALS AND COMING TO A STOP. THE STUDENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAITING FOR EMRGECNY CREWS TO ARRIVE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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