What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The CFI pilot was conducting refresher training to another pilot with a goal of completing a flight review. On downwind the student reduced power and the instructor noted it appeared the student had incorrectly reduced power to idle and the engine stopped producing power. The instructor stated to the student, my controls. The instructor retracted the flaps to zero and trimmed the aircraft for the best glide speed. He then verified by touch, that the fuel was selected to both and the magnetos were on both, but the engine would not restart. The instructor could not safely make it to the airport and elected to land on a golf course. On landing the left wing contacted a tree and the aircraft rolled into a pond. The aircraft was partially submerged and both pilots escaped without injury.
As the FAA filed it
THE CFI PILOT WAS CONDUCTING REFRESHER TRAINING TO ANOTHER PILOT WITH A GOAL OF COMPLETING A FLIGHT REVIEW. ON DOWNWIND THE STUDENT REDUCED POWER AND THE INSTRUCTOR NOTED IT APPEARED THE STUDENT HAD INCORRECTLY REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED TO THE STUDENT, MY CONTROLS. THE INSTRUCTOR RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO ZERO AND TRIMMED THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE BEST GLIDE SPEED. HE THEN VERIFIED BY TOUCH, THAT THE FUEL WAS SELECTED TO BOTH AND THE MAGNETOS WERE ON BOTH, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT SAFELY MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO LAND ON A GOLF COURSE. ON LANDING THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO A POND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED AND BOTH PILOTS ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY.
NTSB investigation
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