What happened
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14 CFR 91 VFR flight from commerce TX (2F7) to caddo mills TX (7F3). Instructional flight with CFI and aircraft owner aboard. While enroute at approximately 2000 MSL altitude and 8 miles northeast of destination airport 7F3, the engine stopped producing power. The propeller continued to windmill. CFI attempted restart of the engine according to the ?engine failure in flight? Checklist. The engine would not restart. CFI landed the aircraft in a plowed but fairly smooth and soft dirt field, just south of us 380. Landed in a southerly direction into the wind and after approximately 300-400 ft rollout, the aircraft nose wheel struck a ditch causing the nose gear to collapse.
As the FAA filed it
14 CFR 91 VFR FLIGHT FROM COMMERCE TX (2F7) TO CADDO MILLS TX (7F3). INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH CFI AND AIRCRAFT OWNER ABOARD. WHILE ENROUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MSL ALTITUDE AND 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF DESTINATION AIRPORT 7F3, THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO WINDMILL. CFI ATTEMPTED RESTART OF THE ENGINE ACCORDING TO THE ?ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT? CHECKLIST. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. CFI LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A PLOWED BUT FAIRLY SMOOTH AND SOFT DIRT FIELD, JUST SOUTH OF US 380. LANDED IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION INTO THE WIND AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FT ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A DITCH CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
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