What happened
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The aircraft was in the practice area about 50 NM from kmic. It had been flying 1.4 hrs. The student was not feeling good so the return to base began at 4000 ft, the instructor was doing all the flying the student pilot just sitting back. Approximately 15 miles out, descent to 3000 ft took place. PIC states he turned carb heat on for descent. Upon level off he shut the carb heat off. After 2-3 minutes of flight at 3000 ft the engine started running rough and losing power. PIC states he moved the throttle to full, then pulled it back and forth a few times, then complete power loss, engine idled out. Now PIC started trouble shooting, he verified fuel selector, mags in both, mixture rich, fuel pump on, then carb heat on, and tried cycling throttle back and forth. Engine did not come back to life. PIC squawked 7700, got out a mayday call to kmic tower and made a nice landing with approximately a 500 ft roll out in plowed field. Performed shutdown and egress. Company mechanics joined FAA on scene. Only noticeable damage was front strut. Cockpit photos revealed electrical power still on plane, carb heat selector was off, mixture off. Fuel samples, electric fuel pump, no leaks, hand motor compression all checked good. Surface temp was -3, dp -5 for 3 degree spread. As sun was setting that evening frost formed on all metal vehicles and mailboxes. PIC stated he was not worried about carb ice because it was a clear day. The next day the airplane was towed out of the field. It started right up. Field repair to strut was performed. Airplane was flown home by maintenance pilot, nothing to note. Airplane went into annual, nothing to note.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PRACTICE AREA ABOUT 50 NM FROM KMIC. IT HAD BEEN FLYING 1.4 HRS. THE STUDENT WAS NOT FEELING GOOD SO THE RETURN TO BASE BEGAN AT 4000 FT, THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DOING ALL THE FLYING THE STUDENT PILOT JUST SITTING BACK. APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES OUT, DESCENT TO 3000 FT TOOK PLACE. PIC STATES HE TURNED CARB HEAT ON FOR DESCENT. UPON LEVEL OFF HE SHUT THE CARB HEAT OFF. AFTER 2-3 MINUTES OF FLIGHT AT 3000 FT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOSING POWER. PIC STATES HE MOVED THE THROTTLE TO FULL, THEN PULLED IT BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES, THEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS, ENGINE IDLED OUT. NOW PIC STARTED TROUBLE SHOOTING, HE VERIFIED FUEL SELECTOR, MAGS IN BOTH, MIXTURE RICH, FUEL PUMP ON, THEN CARB HEAT ON, AND TRIED CYCLING THROTTLE BACK AND FORTH. ENGINE DID NOT COME BACK TO LIFE. PIC SQUAWKED 7700, GOT OUT A MAYDAY CALL TO KMIC TOWER AND MADE A NICE LANDING WITH APPROXIMATELY A 500 FT ROLL OUT IN PLOWED FIELD. PERFORMED SHUTDOWN AND EGRESS. COMPANY MECHANICS JOINED FAA ON SCENE. ONLY NOTICEABLE DAMAGE WAS FRONT STRUT. COCKPIT PHOTOS REVEALED ELECTRICAL POWER STILL ON PLANE, CARB HEAT SELECTOR WAS OFF, MIXTURE OFF. FUEL SAMPLES, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP, NO LEAKS, HAND MOTOR COMPRESSION ALL CHECKED GOOD. SURFACE TEMP WAS -3, DP -5 FOR 3 DEGREE SPREAD. AS SUN WAS SETTING THAT EVENING FROST FORMED ON ALL METAL VEHICLES AND MAILBOXES. PIC STATED HE WAS NOT WORRIED ABOUT CARB ICE BECAUSE IT WAS A CLEAR DAY. THE NEXT DAY THE AIRPLANE WAS TOWED OUT OF THE FIELD. IT STARTED RIGHT UP. FIELD REPAIR TO STRUT WAS PERFORMED. AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN HOME BY MAINTENANCE PILOT, NOTHING TO NOTE. AIRPLANE WENT INTO ANNUAL, NOTHING TO NOTE.
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