Home built glasair III pilot had engine failure and made a forced off airport landing.

Attributes
ACN	537266
Time
Date	200202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : cvg.tower
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 21
ASRS Report	537266
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I had been flying approximately 1/2 hours when the engine started missing and lost power. There was approximately 45 gals of fuel onboard. I could not get the engine restarted. I picked an open field, landed the aircraft gear up (to reduce damage and to keep from going over inverted). About the only damage to the aircraft was a bent propeller blade. I was alone with no injury. There was no property damage. The fuel injection system is being overhauled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HOME BUILT GLASAIR III PLT HAD ENG FAILURE AND MADE A FORCED OFF ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: I HAD BEEN FLYING APPROX 1/2 HRS WHEN THE ENG STARTED MISSING AND LOST PWR. THERE WAS APPROX 45 GALS OF FUEL ONBOARD. I COULD NOT GET THE ENG RESTARTED. I PICKED AN OPEN FIELD, LANDED THE ACFT GEAR UP (TO REDUCE DAMAGE AND TO KEEP FROM GOING OVER INVERTED). ABOUT THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS A BENT PROP BLADE. I WAS ALONE WITH NO INJURY. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE FUEL INJECTION SYS IS BEING OVERHAULED.

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.