Ultralight pilot has engine failure at 400 ft on takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	238765
Time
Date	199304
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 4ny7
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 400 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
ASRS Report	238765
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I departed lufker airport to south, climbing to 400 ft. Experienced engine failure. Unable to land ultralight back at lufker airport at that time. Had to find off-field landing sight. Nearest landing sight was a tree nursery, 2000 ft west of lufker airport. I then approached off-field landing sight, landing safely. Incidental damage to ultralight, no injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ULTRALIGHT PLT HAS ENG FAILURE AT 400 FT ON TKOF.

Narrative: I DEPARTED LUFKER ARPT TO S, CLBING TO 400 FT. EXPERIENCED ENG FAILURE. UNABLE TO LAND ULTRALIGHT BACK AT LUFKER ARPT AT THAT TIME. HAD TO FIND OFF-FIELD LNDG SIGHT. NEAREST LNDG SIGHT WAS A TREE NURSERY, 2000 FT W OF LUFKER ARPT. I THEN APCHED OFF-FIELD LNDG SIGHT, LNDG SAFELY. INCIDENTAL DAMAGE TO ULTRALIGHT, NO INJURIES.

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.