Banner tow aircraft has engine quit in pattern after banner dropped. Emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	211479
Time
Date	199205
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pcw
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hou
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	211479
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Banner tow operation: proceeded along path shown sbound just west of runway 18 and dropped banner at X1. Aircraft altitude 75 ft AGL. Applied power, initiated climbing turn to downwind for landing runway 27. At X2 engine quit. Turned northbound and wbound and landed on airport property X3. Bent propeller. Suspect fuel pickup unported, approximately 7-8 gallons of fuel left (remaining) in right fuel tank. Review afm and placard for usable fuel, or relocate pickups.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BANNER TOW ACFT HAS ENG QUIT IN PATTERN AFTER BANNER DROPPED. EMER LNDG.

Narrative: BANNER TOW OP: PROCEEDED ALONG PATH SHOWN SBOUND JUST W OF RWY 18 AND DROPPED BANNER AT X1. ACFT ALT 75 FT AGL. APPLIED PWR, INITIATED CLBING TURN TO DOWNWIND FOR LNDG RWY 27. AT X2 ENG QUIT. TURNED NBOUND AND WBOUND AND LANDED ON ARPT PROPERTY X3. BENT PROP. SUSPECT FUEL PICKUP UNPORTED, APPROX 7-8 GALLONS OF FUEL LEFT (REMAINING) IN R FUEL TANK. REVIEW AFM AND PLACARD FOR USABLE FUEL, OR RELOCATE PICKUPS.

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.