On my first cross country after getting my PPL I found myself in a situation.
My C172N's throttle would not go back to idle and was suck from 2100rpm up.
I swear there's nothing like the adrenaline rush you get when you find yourself in a situation and even tho my engine had not cut out completely I found myself planning my next course of action when the engine does cut out.
Thankfully I made it back to my aerodrome and actioned a force landing. It turned out the throttle butterfly was jammed open because a piece of the idle jet had broken away within the carburettor.
My situation wasn't that serious but at that point in time in that plane it felt very serious and that's when your survival instincts kick in.
Everything you've trained for gets put to the test for these moments so I've grown a huge deal of respect for any pilot in those situation ragardless of whether they made the right decision or not.
Detailed Occurrence Results