<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1233957, January 2015

A flight instructor reports that his student experienced an engine failure on short final as the student is told to go around. When the throttle is pushed in the engine fails resulting in a landing short of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	1233957
Time
Date	201501
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Other 141
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Reciprocating Engine Assembly
Person 1
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

While on final approach to the runway; at approximately 300 feet AGL; a decision to go around was made. As the student advanced the throttle lever; the engine failed. Attempts to restart were unsuccessful and the aircraft landed short of the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Flight Instructor reports that his student experienced an engine failure on short final as the student is told to go around. When the throttle is pushed in the engine fails resulting in a landing short of the runway.

Narrative: While on final approach to the runway; at approximately 300 feet AGL; a decision to go around was made. As the student advanced the throttle lever; the engine failed. Attempts to restart were unsuccessful and the aircraft landed short of the runway.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.