An small aircraft landed off airport after an engine stoppage.

Attributes
ACN	246742
Time
Date	199307
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mie
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 350
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mie
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : initial ground : preflight
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	246742
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine failure at 350 ft. Departed runway 14. Landed aircraft in corn field. Water found in fuel system. Aircraft received bent propeller and cracked engine cowl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA LANDED OFF ARPT AFTER AN ENG STOPPAGE.

Narrative: ENG FAILURE AT 350 FT. DEPARTED RWY 14. LANDED ACFT IN CORN FIELD. WATER FOUND IN FUEL SYS. ACFT RECEIVED BENT PROP AND CRACKED ENG COWL.

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.