C172 pilot had a forced landing after the engine failed.

Attributes
ACN	634167
Time
Date	200410
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 2100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : initial landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 660 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	634167
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine failure during climb out of class D airport. PIC declared emergency on 121.5 and squawked 7700. Engine was producing idle thrust. PIC able to dead-stick aircraft to nearby grass strip. No injuries, no damage to aircraft. PIC credits immediate action and knowledge of the surrounding geography as contributing factor to successful outcome. Recommend all pilots be familiar with their abc's (airspeed, best landing spot, checklist) in event of emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAD A FORCED LNDG AFTER THE ENG FAILED.

Narrative: ENG FAILURE DURING CLB OUT OF CLASS D ARPT. PIC DECLARED EMER ON 121.5 AND SQUAWKED 7700. ENG WAS PRODUCING IDLE THRUST. PIC ABLE TO DEAD-STICK ACFT TO NEARBY GRASS STRIP. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO ACFT. PIC CREDITS IMMEDIATE ACTION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE SURROUNDING GEOGRAPHY AS CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME. RECOMMEND ALL PLTS BE FAMILIAR WITH THEIR ABC'S (AIRSPD, BEST LNDG SPOT, CHKLIST) IN EVENT OF EMER.

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.