Aircraft equipment problem. Engine failure. Off airport landing. Light damage.

Attributes
ACN	340378
Time
Date	199606
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2f0
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7500 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	340378
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In cruise flight at approximately 7500 ft MSL (cessna 150) lost power. Checked appropriate fuel gauge, mixture, carburetor heat, magnetos. Engine surged several times as I began a glide towards the iraan, tx, airport. There was not sufficient altitude to make a landing at iraan airport, therefore I landed off the airport. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter says that the aircraft sustained minimal damage -- some dents on the leading edges of the wings. FAA investigated. Cause of the engine failure was unknown, but trash was found in the fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB. ENG FAILURE. OFF ARPT LNDG. LIGHT DAMAGE.

Narrative: IN CRUISE FLT AT APPROX 7500 FT MSL (CESSNA 150) LOST PWR. CHKED APPROPRIATE FUEL GAUGE, MIXTURE, CARB HEAT, MAGNETOS. ENG SURGED SEVERAL TIMES AS I BEGAN A GLIDE TOWARDS THE IRAAN, TX, ARPT. THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ALT TO MAKE A LNDG AT IRAAN ARPT, THEREFORE I LANDED OFF THE ARPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR SAYS THAT THE ACFT SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE -- SOME DENTS ON THE LEADING EDGES OF THE WINGS. FAA INVESTIGATED. CAUSE OF THE ENG FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT TRASH WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL.

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.