Cessna 152 private pilot makes successful off airport landing in a field after engine failure during...

Attributes
ACN	531778
Time
Date	200112
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hwo.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hwo.tower tower : lga.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 8.5 flight time type : 79
ASRS Report	531778
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eng pwr indication other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine failure during cruise flight. Forced to land on field off airport with no damage to airplane, property, or injury to person. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the FAA investigated this incident and found that the number 2 cylinder had failed, causing major failure of the rest of the engine. He said that he immediately noticed an open field and headed for it, where a successful landing was made without damage to the aircraft. He further stated that he is very conscious now of always having a forced landing area within gliding distance, since he had planned just before this happened to fly out over the ocean off shore beyond gliding distance from shore.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA 152 PVT PLT MAKES SUCCESSFUL OFF ARPT LNDG IN A FIELD AFTER ENG FAILURE DURING CRUISE.

Narrative: ENG FAILURE DURING CRUISE FLT. FORCED TO LAND ON FIELD OFF ARPT WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE, PROPERTY, OR INJURY TO PERSON. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE FAA INVESTIGATED THIS INCIDENT AND FOUND THAT THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER HAD FAILED, CAUSING MAJOR FAILURE OF THE REST OF THE ENG. HE SAID THAT HE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED AN OPEN FIELD AND HEADED FOR IT, WHERE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE IS VERY CONSCIOUS NOW OF ALWAYS HAVING A FORCED LANDING AREA WITHIN GLIDING DISTANCE, SINCE HE HAD PLANNED JUST BEFORE THIS HAPPENED TO FLY OUT OVER THE OCEAN OFF SHORE BEYOND GLIDING DISTANCE FROM SHORE.

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.

Cessna 152 private pilot makes successful off airport landing in a field after engine failure during cruise.