What happened
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privacy data omitted A Piper 28-160 took off from Bowman Field on October 11, 2024 with a CFI and private pilot onboard. The two departed runway 24 to the northeast. After performing clearing turns and stalls they started their return to Bowman Field. While preparing for their landing the CFI instructed the private pilot to switch the fuel selector between the tanks. The private pilot indicated that the fuel pump was turned on and verified by the fuel pressure displayed on the dash. Shortly after the private pilot indicated that she noticed the aircraft was losing power. She indicated that she believed the CFI might have been performing a practiced emergency procedure, but he showed no indication of doing so. Choosing to push the engine throttle fully forward, she noticed the engine RPM increased, and then decreased. At that time she announced they had no throttle to the CFI, and he took the controls. The CFI verified the mixture and throttle were set to the appropriate setting and declared “mayday” to ATC. When it was determined that the aircraft would not make it back to Bowman Field for a landing, the CFI made the decision to land the aircraft on breckenridge lane which was a populated street. The aircraft struck both light post and guide wires. A vehicle was damaged during the landing, but it is unknown if the vehicle was damaged from the aircraft or the light post and guidewires that were struck. The one pilot onboard suffered minor injuries and the other sustained serious injuries. They were transported to a local emergency room by first responders.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PIPER 28-160 TOOK OFF FROM BOWMAN FIELD ON OCTOBER 11, 2024 WITH A CFI AND PRIVATE PILOT ONBOARD. THE TWO DEPARTED RUNWAY 24 TO THE NORTHEAST. AFTER PERFORMING CLEARING TURNS AND STALLS THEY STARTED THEIR RETURN TO BOWMAN FIELD. WHILE PREPARING FOR THEIR LANDING THE CFI INSTRUCTED THE PRIVATE PILOT TO SWITCH THE FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN THE TANKS. THE PRIVATE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS TURNED ON AND VERIFIED BY THE FUEL PRESSURE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. SHORTLY AFTER THE PRIVATE PILOT INDICATED THAT SHE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING POWER. SHE INDICATED THAT SHE BELIEVED THE CFI MIGHT HAVE BEEN PERFORMING A PRACTICED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE, BUT HE SHOWED NO INDICATION OF DOING SO. CHOOSING TO PUSH THE ENGINE THROTTLE FULLY FORWARD, SHE NOTICED THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED, AND THEN DECREASED. AT THAT TIME SHE ANNOUNCED THEY HAD NO THROTTLE TO THE CFI, AND HE TOOK THE CONTROLS. THE CFI VERIFIED THE MIXTURE AND THROTTLE WERE SET TO THE APPROPRIATE SETTING AND DECLARED “MAYDAY” TO ATC. WHEN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO BOWMAN FIELD FOR A LANDING, THE CFI MADE THE DECISION TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON BRECKENRIDGE LANE WHICH WAS A POPULATED STREET. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK BOTH LIGHT POST AND GUIDE WIRES. A VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING, BUT IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED FROM THE AIRCRAFT OR THE LIGHT POST AND GUIDEWIRES THAT WERE STRUCK. THE ONE PILOT ONBOARD SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE OTHER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM BY FIRST RESPONDERS.
NTSB investigation
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