Small aircraft makes forced landing in field due engine power loss.

Attributes
ACN	206136
Time
Date	199203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eau
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : man
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 450 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	206136
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft lost power in cruise at 5500 ft, power reduced to 1000- 1200 RPM. Checked mixture, mags, fuel selector to both. Gauges (fuel) indicated above 1/2 full both tanks. Aircraft filled with fuel 1.9 hour prior to power failure. Tanks were not visually inspected prior to flight due to absence of ladder. Fuel log and fuel gauges indicated adequate fuel. Made uneventful forced landing in open field. No damage to person, property, or aircraft. Pilot alone, no passenger. Aircraft fueled and flown from field without problem. FAA investigating.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA MAKES FORCED LNDG IN FIELD DUE ENG PWR LOSS.

Narrative: ACFT LOST PWR IN CRUISE AT 5500 FT, PWR REDUCED TO 1000- 1200 RPM. CHKED MIXTURE, MAGS, FUEL SELECTOR TO BOTH. GAUGES (FUEL) INDICATED ABOVE 1/2 FULL BOTH TANKS. ACFT FILLED WITH FUEL 1.9 HR PRIOR TO PWR FAILURE. TANKS WERE NOT VISUALLY INSPECTED PRIOR TO FLT DUE TO ABSENCE OF LADDER. FUEL LOG AND FUEL GAUGES INDICATED ADEQUATE FUEL. MADE UNEVENTFUL FORCED LNDG IN OPEN FIELD. NO DAMAGE TO PERSON, PROPERTY, OR ACFT. PLT ALONE, NO PAX. ACFT FUELED AND FLOWN FROM FIELD WITHOUT PROBLEM. FAA INVESTIGATING.

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.