Engine of biplane quit en route. Pilot landed in field. Ground looped on rough surface.

Attributes
ACN	183635
Time
Date	199107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 5n5
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4100
ASRS Report	183635
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After leaving hampton, nh (7b3) we were on our way to indiana. We stopped at maben, ny for a rest. We departed for kirkwood, ny. Landed there to find no fuel or people. I flight planned to towanda, PA and planned on having 30 mins reserve upon arrival. Leaving kirkwood bound for towanda about halfway, over stevensville, the engine quit. All efforts to attempt to get it running were tried (carburetor heat, mixture, fuel selection, etc.). I chose a field to land but aircraft landed 75 yards short of the field I wanted. The field was full of hills and tall grass. The gear collapsed and the aircraft spun around backwards to a stop. During this time I don't remember any of it. (We may have been unconscious or in shock.) I remember getting out and helping my front seat passenger, at this time I turned off the battery switch. When I was outside the aircraft assisting my passenger I noticed the grass was very dry, so I went back in to turn off the fuel and pull the mixture to idle cut off. At this time a farmer who lived nearby drove up and took us to a doctor. The passenger in the front received a cut over his right eye (shoulder straps not installed in front seat). I received bruises on my ribs and sides. (Shoulder straps were installed and worn in rear cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG OF BIPLANE QUIT ENRTE. PLT LANDED IN FIELD. GND LOOPED ON ROUGH SURFACE.

Narrative: AFTER LEAVING HAMPTON, NH (7B3) WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO INDIANA. WE STOPPED AT MABEN, NY FOR A REST. WE DEPARTED FOR KIRKWOOD, NY. LANDED THERE TO FIND NO FUEL OR PEOPLE. I FLT PLANNED TO TOWANDA, PA AND PLANNED ON HAVING 30 MINS RESERVE UPON ARR. LEAVING KIRKWOOD BOUND FOR TOWANDA ABOUT HALFWAY, OVER STEVENSVILLE, THE ENGINE QUIT. ALL EFFORTS TO ATTEMPT TO GET IT RUNNING WERE TRIED (CARB HEAT, MIXTURE, FUEL SELECTION, ETC.). I CHOSE A FIELD TO LAND BUT ACFT LANDED 75 YARDS SHORT OF THE FIELD I WANTED. THE FIELD WAS FULL OF HILLS AND TALL GRASS. THE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SPUN AROUND BACKWARDS TO A STOP. DURING THIS TIME I DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF IT. (WE MAY HAVE BEEN UNCONSCIOUS OR IN SHOCK.) I REMEMBER GETTING OUT AND HELPING MY FRONT SEAT PAX, AT THIS TIME I TURNED OFF THE BATTERY SWITCH. WHEN I WAS OUTSIDE THE ACFT ASSISTING MY PAX I NOTICED THE GRASS WAS VERY DRY, SO I WENT BACK IN TO TURN OFF THE FUEL AND PULL THE MIXTURE TO IDLE CUT OFF. AT THIS TIME A FARMER WHO LIVED NEARBY DROVE UP AND TOOK US TO A DOCTOR. THE PAX IN THE FRONT RECEIVED A CUT OVER HIS R EYE (SHOULDER STRAPS NOT INSTALLED IN FRONT SEAT). I RECEIVED BRUISES ON MY RIBS AND SIDES. (SHOULDER STRAPS WERE INSTALLED AND WORN IN REAR COCKPIT.

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.