What happened
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After a thorough pre-departure check, the CFI and PIC received ATC clearance for departure. PIC and CFI departed to conduct instrument currency and approach training.
Shortly after takeoff, at /about 380 MSL, the PIC made a climbing left turn to join in the local area traffic pattern. Approximately halfway thru the climbing turn, with a heading directly away from the runway the CFI and PIC heard an audible ?pop? As the engine failed to produce power.
Immediately following the event, the CFI announced that he was in control of the aircraft as the PIC contacted ATC and searched for a suitable area to land the aircraft. With less than 30 seconds of flight time available, the CFI landed in a flat undeveloped empty lot within an industrial area.
The aircraft came to rest approximately one half mile from the departing runway.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER A THOROUGH PRE-DEPARTURE CHECK, THE CFI AND PIC RECEIVED ATC CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTURE. PIC AND CFI DEPARTED TO CONDUCT INSTRUMENT CURRENCY AND APPROACH TRAINING.
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT /ABOUT 380 MSL, THE PIC MADE A CLIMBING LEFT TURN TO JOIN IN THE LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC PATTERN. APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY THRU THE CLIMBING TURN, WITH A HEADING DIRECTLY AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY THE CFI AND PIC HEARD AN AUDIBLE ?POP? AS THE ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE EVENT, THE CFI ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS IN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THE PIC CONTACTED ATC AND SEARCHED FOR A SUITABLE AREA TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. WITH LESS THAN 30 SECONDS OF FLIGHT TIME AVAILABLE, THE CFI LANDED IN A FLAT UNDEVELOPED EMPTY LOT WITHIN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA.
THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE FROM THE DEPARTING RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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