Small aircraft sel loss of engine power results in a forced off airport landing with no injuries or ...

Attributes
ACN	276859
Time
Date	199407
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : shv
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	276859
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While on a 'discovery flight' (first time flight for a potential student pilot), the engine experienced a drop in power of approximately 75 percent. After proceeding through the checklist to determine the course and how to correct it, I saw that nothing I tried worked. I contacted apa tower to advise them of our dilemma and that I was looking for a suitable place to land. It was apparent that I would not be able to make it back to apa on 25 percent power. I then landed without incident in a field, about 30 ft from a road. Neither myself nor the student with me were injured. There was no damage to the plane from the landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA SEL LOSS OF ENG PWR RESULTS IN A FORCED OFF ARPT LNDG WITH NO INJURIES OR ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: WHILE ON A 'DISCOVERY FLT' (FIRST TIME FLT FOR A POTENTIAL STUDENT PLT), THE ENG EXPERIENCED A DROP IN PWR OF APPROX 75 PERCENT. AFTER PROCEEDING THROUGH THE CHKLIST TO DETERMINE THE COURSE AND HOW TO CORRECT IT, I SAW THAT NOTHING I TRIED WORKED. I CONTACTED APA TWR TO ADVISE THEM OF OUR DILEMMA AND THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR A SUITABLE PLACE TO LAND. IT WAS APPARENT THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO APA ON 25 PERCENT PWR. I THEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN A FIELD, ABOUT 30 FT FROM A ROAD. NEITHER MYSELF NOR THE STUDENT WITH ME WERE INJURED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PLANE FROM THE LNDG.

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.

Small aircraft sel loss of engine power results in a forced off airport landing with no injuries or aircraft damage.