Instructor with spi practicing engine failure hits pole.

Attributes
ACN	295447
Time
Date	199502
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewk
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	295447
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Was doing a simulated engine out approach and hit a pole in open field. Wind was from the west, sun was there also. Didn't see pole. The engine didn't run right afterwards, needed to land in field. No further damage. Also wasn't sure if this was a rptable incident. The damage was to the cowling intake port on engine. Scraped the bottom of airplane and exhaust, put hole in rear passenger compartment. Cause of problem was I should not have carried the approach down that low, and the sun in our eyes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR WITH SPI PRACTICING ENG FAILURE HITS POLE.

Narrative: WAS DOING A SIMULATED ENG OUT APCH AND HIT A POLE IN OPEN FIELD. WIND WAS FROM THE W, SUN WAS THERE ALSO. DIDN'T SEE POLE. THE ENG DIDN'T RUN RIGHT AFTERWARDS, NEEDED TO LAND IN FIELD. NO FURTHER DAMAGE. ALSO WASN'T SURE IF THIS WAS A RPTABLE INCIDENT. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE COWLING INTAKE PORT ON ENG. SCRAPED THE BOTTOM OF AIRPLANE AND EXHAUST, PUT HOLE IN REAR PAX COMPARTMENT. CAUSE OF PROB WAS I SHOULD NOT HAVE CARRIED THE APCH DOWN THAT LOW, AND THE SUN IN OUR EYES.

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.