Engine of small aircraft quit in traffic pattern. Student and instructor made landing on airport pro...

Attributes
ACN	137085
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bpr
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : private pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1400
ASRS Report	137085
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	other other : other pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We took off and flew without incident to bridgeport airport and proceeded to practice touch and go lndgs. After approximately 10 touch and goes I gave her an engine cut (simulated failure with throttles) while on downwind. We landed without incident. About 2 circuits later, after turning final, I remarked we were a little far from the runway in case of power failure when indeed the throttle became inoperative. I took the airplane for the glide straight ahead (approximately 500' AGL). She pulled the mixture about half way out and the engine caught for Q or 2 seconds then quit again. We landed short of runway 17 with no damage whatsoever, on the airport property. I monitored 121.5 and heard nothing. We then had the airplane towed to the ramp. (Still with approximately half tanks both sides). We caught a ride back to kezer field and on examining the aircraft logbooks the last annual was recorded as 1/xx/89. My student (the new owner) had seen this as a possible discrepancy prior to purchase and asked specifically whether or not it was out of annual. The previous owner (retired air force) had informed her that indicated the annual was completed on 5/xx/89 and that it wasn't due again until 5/90.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENGINE OF SMA QUIT IN TRAFFIC PATTERN. STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR MADE LNDG ON ARPT PROPERTY WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY.

Narrative: WE TOOK OFF AND FLEW WITHOUT INCIDENT TO BRIDGEPORT ARPT AND PROCEEDED TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LNDGS. AFTER APPROX 10 TOUCH AND GOES I GAVE HER AN ENGINE CUT (SIMULATED FAILURE WITH THROTTLES) WHILE ON DOWNWIND. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ABOUT 2 CIRCUITS LATER, AFTER TURNING FINAL, I REMARKED WE WERE A LITTLE FAR FROM THE RWY IN CASE OF POWER FAILURE WHEN INDEED THE THROTTLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. I TOOK THE AIRPLANE FOR THE GLIDE STRAIGHT AHEAD (APPROX 500' AGL). SHE PULLED THE MIXTURE ABOUT HALF WAY OUT AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FOR Q OR 2 SECONDS THEN QUIT AGAIN. WE LANDED SHORT OF RWY 17 WITH NO DAMAGE WHATSOEVER, ON THE ARPT PROPERTY. I MONITORED 121.5 AND HEARD NOTHING. WE THEN HAD THE AIRPLANE TOWED TO THE RAMP. (STILL WITH APPROX HALF TANKS BOTH SIDES). WE CAUGHT A RIDE BACK TO KEZER FIELD AND ON EXAMINING THE ACFT LOGBOOKS THE LAST ANNUAL WAS RECORDED AS 1/XX/89. MY STUDENT (THE NEW OWNER) HAD SEEN THIS AS A POSSIBLE DISCREPANCY PRIOR TO PURCHASE AND ASKED SPECIFICALLY WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS OUT OF ANNUAL. THE PREVIOUS OWNER (RETIRED AIR FORCE) HAD INFORMED HER THAT INDICATED THE ANNUAL WAS COMPLETED ON 5/XX/89 AND THAT IT WASN'T DUE AGAIN UNTIL 5/90.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

Engine of small aircraft quit in traffic pattern. Student and instructor made landing on airport property without damage or injury.