Spi on first solo has engine failure. Emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	236008
Time
Date	199303
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : o69 airport : 069
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 500 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 500
ASRS Report	236008
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Training flight from sts to petaluma. Purpose was to solo student at an uncontrolled airport. 4 touch-and-goes were executed with the student at petaluma. Then the student made 2 successful touch-and-go lndgs. The third landing was successful. On pwring up to takeoff nothing unusual until aircraft reached approximately 500 ft AGL, the engine sputtered and died. The student turned right 180 degrees to try to land on the runway. Instead landed in a field beside the runway (east of runway). No damage to student or aircraft as noted by an FAA inspector who declared the aircraft 'released' and no report needed to be filed by myself (the instructor), the student, or himself. Feel the student acted instinctively by turning to airport. Situation could have been avoided with tighter maintenance requirements on inspecting engines, having oil tested periodically. No way to avoid situation. Situational awareness. More training may help pilots deal with sits such as this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI ON FIRST SOLO HAS ENG FAILURE. EMER LNDG.

Narrative: TRAINING FLT FROM STS TO PETALUMA. PURPOSE WAS TO SOLO STUDENT AT AN UNCTLED ARPT. 4 TOUCH-AND-GOES WERE EXECUTED WITH THE STUDENT AT PETALUMA. THEN THE STUDENT MADE 2 SUCCESSFUL TOUCH-AND-GO LNDGS. THE THIRD LNDG WAS SUCCESSFUL. ON PWRING UP TO TKOF NOTHING UNUSUAL UNTIL ACFT REACHED APPROX 500 FT AGL, THE ENG SPUTTERED AND DIED. THE STUDENT TURNED R 180 DEGS TO TRY TO LAND ON THE RWY. INSTEAD LANDED IN A FIELD BESIDE THE RWY (E OF RWY). NO DAMAGE TO STUDENT OR ACFT AS NOTED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO DECLARED THE ACFT 'RELEASED' AND NO RPT NEEDED TO BE FILED BY MYSELF (THE INSTRUCTOR), THE STUDENT, OR HIMSELF. FEEL THE STUDENT ACTED INSTINCTIVELY BY TURNING TO ARPT. SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH TIGHTER MAINT REQUIREMENTS ON INSPECTING ENGS, HAVING OIL TESTED PERIODICALLY. NO WAY TO AVOID SIT. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS. MORE TRAINING MAY HELP PLTS DEAL WITH SITS SUCH AS THIS.

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.