TALKEETNA, AK, USA
N10719
CESSNA 150L
ON DOWNWIND FOR A TOUCH AND GO, THE STUDENT PILOT NOTICED A STRANGE ENGINE NOISE. SHE ELECTED TO DO ANOTHER TOUCH & GO, & DURING A TURN FROM CROSSWIND TO DOWNWIND, A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. A FORCED LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ONTO A ROAD. CHILDREN WERE CROSSING THE ROAD AND DISTRACTED THE PILOT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE GROUND INVERTED. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE MUFFLER TUBE HAD CORRODED ENOUGH TO DISPLACE THE END OF THE TUBE AGAINST THE FIREWALL ALLOWING HOT GASES TO ESCAPE. THE GASES BURNED THE WIRE BUNDLE CONTAINING PRIMARY MAGNETO LEADS TO BOTH MAGNETOS AND THE LANDING LIGHT. THE ACFT WAS 37 HOURS OVER DUE FOR A 100 HOUR INSPECTION.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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