GA small aircraft emergency off airport landing gear up.

Attributes
ACN	158996
Time
Date	199009
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msl
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	descent other landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 700
ASRS Report	158996
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While cruising at 5000' preparing to descend for landing at mussel shoals airport, aircraft lost power. After notifying FSS pilot attempted restart utilizing standard procedures including switching to fullest fuel tank. After no success was achieved PIC chose an emergency landing site and landed gear up. There were no injuries and the aircraft did not incur substantial damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA EMERGENCY OFF ARPT LNDG GEAR UP.

Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT 5000' PREPARING TO DSND FOR LNDG AT MUSSEL SHOALS ARPT, ACFT LOST PWR. AFTER NOTIFYING FSS PLT ATTEMPTED RESTART UTILIZING STANDARD PROCS INCLUDING SWITCHING TO FULLEST FUEL TANK. AFTER NO SUCCESS WAS ACHIEVED PIC CHOSE AN EMER LNDG SITE AND LANDED GEAR UP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE ACFT DID NOT INCUR SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.