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C172 instructor pilot experienced an engine failure at 3;000 feet AGL and was able to land safely in a field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1465598 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Reciprocating Engine Assembly |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Instructor |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 145 Flight Crew Total 800 Flight Crew Type 699 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
My passenger and I were doing flight training. We were practicing a power on stall when a loud bang was heard; oil covered the windshield and a piece of the engine flew up through the engine cowling. I immediately shut the engine off; and made a distress call to tower. I was able to safely land in a field. No injuries were observed or reported due to this incident. Besides from damage to the engine and damage to the engine cowling from the engine; no other damage to the aircraft was witnessed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 instructor pilot experienced an engine failure at 3;000 feet AGL and was able to land safely in a field.
Narrative: My passenger and I were doing flight training. We were practicing a power on stall when a loud bang was heard; oil covered the windshield and a piece of the engine flew up through the engine cowling. I immediately shut the engine off; and made a distress call to tower. I was able to safely land in a field. No injuries were observed or reported due to this incident. Besides from damage to the engine and damage to the engine cowling from the engine; no other damage to the aircraft was witnessed.
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.