At 16:00 MST, a Cessna 172N was damaged during a forced landing in rough terrain 15 miles west of Prescott. The flight instructor and dual student were not injured but the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight schools safety officer said the flight instructor and student were conducting a simulated engine failure from approximately 3,500 feet agl when the student inadvertently shut the fuel selector off without the flight instructor noticing. At 500 feet agl, the flight instructor asked the student to do a go-around. There was no response when full throttle was applied, so the instructor took the controls and performed an emergency landing.
Nov. 13, Prescott, Ariz. / Cessna 172N Skyhawk
At 16:00 MST, a Cessna 172N was damaged during a forced landing in rough terrain 15 miles west of Prescott. The flight instructor and dual student were not injured but the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight schools safety officer said the flight instructor and student were conducting a simulated engine failure from approximately 3,500 feet agl when the student inadvertently shut the fuel selector off without the flight instructor noticing. At 500 feet agl, the flight instructor asked the student to do a go-around. There was no response when full throttle was applied, so the instructor took the controls and performed an emergency landing....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 172N was substantially damaged during a forced landing 15 miles west of Prescott, though the flight instructor and student were uninjured.
- The incident occurred when a dual student inadvertently shut off the fuel selector during a simulated engine failure, leading to a real engine power loss.
- After discovering the engine would not respond for a go-around at 500 feet agl, the instructor took controls and performed an emergency landing.
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