Small aircraft aircraft loses an engine on approach and is forced to land in a field.

Attributes
ACN	201141
Time
Date	199202
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : roc tower : roc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	201140
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Working west radar, combined positions, vectored small aircraft X for ILS runway 4, he was given all the updated WX information available to me at my position. He, the pilot, had a bit of trouble initially picking up the runway 4 localizer. This was resolved and continued the approach. Turned small aircraft X over to the tower. Local informed me small aircraft X missed approach. When small aircraft X was back on approach frequency, I requested his intentions. He wanted a VOR DME approach to runway 4. While on vectors he lost an engine, could not maintain altitude nor would he take vectors to leroy, the nearest airport. Aircraft landed in an open field.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT LOSES AN ENG ON APCH AND IS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD.

Narrative: WORKING W RADAR, COMBINED POSITIONS, VECTORED SMA X FOR ILS RWY 4, HE WAS GIVEN ALL THE UPDATED WX INFO AVAILABLE TO ME AT MY POS. HE, THE PLT, HAD A BIT OF TROUBLE INITIALLY PICKING UP THE RWY 4 LOC. THIS WAS RESOLVED AND CONTINUED THE APCH. TURNED SMA X OVER TO THE TWR. LCL INFORMED ME SMA X MISSED APCH. WHEN SMA X WAS BACK ON APCH FREQ, I REQUESTED HIS INTENTIONS. HE WANTED A VOR DME APCH TO RWY 4. WHILE ON VECTORS HE LOST AN ENG, COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALT NOR WOULD HE TAKE VECTORS TO LEROY, THE NEAREST ARPT. ACFT LANDED IN AN OPEN FIELD.

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.