Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 8; Flight Crew Total 270; Flight Crew Type 55
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Aircraft
10 miles northwest of ZZZ the engine quit at 2;500 ft. MSL. Announced to [ATC] that engine trouble was occurring and would land on road below. During emergency checks; the engine began running again. A climb to 4;000 ft. MSL was made immediately with a direct route to ZZZ. Over the threshold of Runway XX at ZZZ; a power-off circling descent was initiated. At 3;000 ft. MSL an attempted power advance was made and the engine had no reaction. Engine restart procedures were initiated and the engine never started up. On the power-off glide from downwind to final; the throttle was pulled out; mixture was pulled out; fuel was turned off; and ignition was turned off. A power-off landing was made on Runway XX and the plane rolled to a full stop on Taxiway X.
C-172 pilot reported an engine failure that resulted in a successful engine-out landing.