What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot and student took off from mdq to practice maneuvers in a nearby designated practice area. After practicing multiple stalls and rolls, pilot instructed student to return to mdq. As the aircraft started into the traffic pattern, the engine without warning indications, quit operating. Pilot stated he took control of aircraft and started emergency procedures. After several attempts, the engine would not restart. Pilot made emergency landing between two sod farms. The sod field had just been watered, so braking was minimized and the aircraft impacted the tree line surrounding the sod field. Pilot and student exited the aircraft with no injuries. Aircraft suffered severe damage.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT AND STUDENT TOOK OFF FROM MDQ TO PRACTICE MANEUVERS IN A NEARBY DESIGNATED PRACTICE AREA. AFTER PRACTICING MULTIPLE STALLS AND ROLLS, PILOT INSTRUCTED STUDENT TO RETURN TO MDQ. AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED INTO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING INDICATIONS, QUIT OPERATING. PILOT STATED HE TOOK CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND STARTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING BETWEEN TWO SOD FARMS. THE SOD FIELD HAD JUST BEEN WATERED, SO BRAKING WAS MINIMIZED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREE LINE SURROUNDING THE SOD FIELD. PILOT AND STUDENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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