dead stick

Etymology
From, possibly confounded with stick-like aircraft-engine throttles.

Noun

 * 1) An unpowered propeller.
 * I had to land with a dead stick.
 * 1)  Failed aircraft power.
 * The 767 made a miraculous dead stick landing at an abandoned Canadian airfield.

Adverb

 * 1) Without aircraft-engine power.
 * He landed dead stick.

Verb

 * 1) To fly, especially to land, an aircraft without power.