Small aircraft suffers power loss after takeoff and makes forced landing on nearby field.

Attributes
ACN	160560
Time
Date	199010
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bna
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mdh
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	160560
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On takeoff from private turf runway approximately 25 mi ssw of bna VOR engine stopped. Full carburetor heat was applied and fuel tanks switched to no avail. Altitude was approximately 250-300'. Emergency landing was made in farm field adjacent to soccer field and housing development. At no time was there danger to property/persons. No passenger were on board. Aircraft was successfully landed with no damage. Engine was immediately inspected for sight of failure. Some sweating was observed on carburetor body. Carburetor icing suspected. (OAT approximately 65-70 degrees F, approximately 60-70% relative humidity. All fuel drains were sumped and no water found.) after approximately 5 mins engine was restarted and runup was normal. Static power test was normal. Carburetor heat application yielded normal rmp drop. Normal takeoff was experienced with no anomalies. (Field length approximately 2000' short mowed grass.) on return to base fuel tanks drained (6 gals left tank, 7 gals right tank). No fuel contamination detected. Carburetor ice seems to be probably cause of forced landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA SUFFERS POWER LOSS AFTER TKOF AND MAKES FORCED LNDG ON NEARBY FIELD.

Narrative: ON TKOF FROM PVT TURF RWY APPROX 25 MI SSW OF BNA VOR ENG STOPPED. FULL CARB HEAT WAS APPLIED AND FUEL TANKS SWITCHED TO NO AVAIL. ALT WAS APPROX 250-300'. EMER LNDG WAS MADE IN FARM FIELD ADJACENT TO SOCCER FIELD AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. AT NO TIME WAS THERE DANGER TO PROPERTY/PERSONS. NO PAX WERE ON BOARD. ACFT WAS SUCCESSFULLY LANDED WITH NO DAMAGE. ENG WAS IMMEDIATELY INSPECTED FOR SIGHT OF FAILURE. SOME SWEATING WAS OBSERVED ON CARB BODY. CARB ICING SUSPECTED. (OAT APPROX 65-70 DEGS F, APPROX 60-70% RELATIVE HUMIDITY. ALL FUEL DRAINS WERE SUMPED AND NO WATER FOUND.) AFTER APPROX 5 MINS ENG WAS RESTARTED AND RUNUP WAS NORMAL. STATIC PWR TEST WAS NORMAL. CARB HEAT APPLICATION YIELDED NORMAL RMP DROP. NORMAL TKOF WAS EXPERIENCED WITH NO ANOMALIES. (FIELD LENGTH APPROX 2000' SHORT MOWED GRASS.) ON RETURN TO BASE FUEL TANKS DRAINED (6 GALS LEFT TANK, 7 GALS RIGHT TANK). NO FUEL CONTAMINATION DETECTED. CARB ICE SEEMS TO BE PROBABLY CAUSE OF FORCED LNDG.

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.