NEAR MELBOURNE, FL, USA
N3505Q
PIPER PA-28-140
THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN THE PRACTICE AREA SOUTHWEST OF MELBOURNE, FL DOING COMMERCIAL FLIGHT CHECK MANEUVERS FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER COMPLETING HIS MANEUVERS HE CIRCLED A LAKE ONCE AT 1000' AGL AND THEN HEADED TOWARD MELBOURNE. AS HE APPLIED POWER TO CLIMB TO A HIGHER ALTITUDE THE ENGINE QUIT. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE, THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND LOWER ENGINE COWL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN OUT OF THE FIELD AFTER THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES AND THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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