GA small aircraft forced landing when engine quit at the completion of a chandelle.

Attributes
ACN	175088
Time
Date	199104
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : swf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 6500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1040 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	175088
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 270 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	175089
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After student completed left chandelle the engine made puttering noises, resulting in complete engine failure. All avenues of restarting were exhausted including use of checklists, however the engine did not start. The aircraft was placed in an onion field with no damage to te aircraft, passengers on board or the field. The next day a new carburetor was installed and aircraft was flown out of the same field that it was placed in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA FORCED LNDG WHEN ENGINE QUIT AT THE COMPLETION OF A CHANDELLE.

Narrative: AFTER STUDENT COMPLETED L CHANDELLE THE ENG MADE PUTTERING NOISES, RESULTING IN COMPLETE ENG FAILURE. ALL AVENUES OF RESTARTING WERE EXHAUSTED INCLUDING USE OF CHKLISTS, HOWEVER THE ENG DID NOT START. THE ACFT WAS PLACED IN AN ONION FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO TE ACFT, PAXS ON BOARD OR THE FIELD. THE NEXT DAY A NEW CARBURETOR WAS INSTALLED AND ACFT WAS FLOWN OUT OF THE SAME FIELD THAT IT WAS PLACED IN.

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.