Small aircraft has engine roughness. Makes emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	215464
Time
Date	199207
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ldn airport : frr
State Reference	VA
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 other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 46 flight time total : 840 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	215464
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:

I was approximately 3000 ft MSL north of front royal airport when the planes engine began to run rough, and sputter. I tried the primer, carburetor heat, fuel mixtures mags. It became evident that because of the northwest winds (14-20) KTS that I was not going to make it to the airport and executed emergency procedures to land in the only field available to me. There is very little open on the northeast side of front royal. There was an old rusty barb wire fence hidden in the high grass, I believe that when the plane caught the fence it caused the plane to turn over.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS ENG ROUGHNESS. MAKES EMER LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS APPROX 3000 FT MSL N OF FRONT ROYAL ARPT WHEN THE PLANES ENG BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, AND SPUTTER. I TRIED THE PRIMER, CARB HEAT, FUEL MIXTURES MAGS. IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT BECAUSE OF THE NW WINDS (14-20) KTS THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE ARPT AND EXECUTED EMER PROCS TO LAND IN THE ONLY FIELD AVAILABLE TO ME. THERE IS VERY LITTLE OPEN ON THE NE SIDE OF FRONT ROYAL. THERE WAS AN OLD RUSTY BARB WIRE FENCE HIDDEN IN THE HIGH GRASS, I BELIEVE THAT WHEN THE PLANE CAUGHT THE FENCE IT CAUSED THE PLANE TO TURN OVER.

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.