Regardless of how the engine stopped, the way the emergency was handled seems to be important. 

Scott,

 

You are a genius. It seems that powered pilots when faced with an engine out situation tend to fly until:

 

a) they hit something or

b) they run out of airspeed and stall the airplane.

 

Most aircraft accidents I investigate and pilots I see in flight training or in FAA checkrides are not capable of determining how far they can glide and whether or not they can make it to their chosen landing site. Most pilots do not know how to spiral over their landing site, arrive at a suitable high key and low key postion and land within 200 feet of their chosen point. This is important stuff-- but many pilots do not know how to do it and many do not practice it regularly. It is not hard stuff. If a 14 year old soloing in a glider can do it why can't an adult pilot do it in a Lancair? This guy wasn't even close. Flying is like golf...if you don't practice regularly, how can you expect to shoot par?

 

Jeff Edwards

LIVP N619SJ