Small aircraft experiences engine failure during touch and go practice. Lands safely off airport.

Attributes
ACN	767892
Time
Date	200801
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0.5 msl single value : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 193 flight time type : 193
ASRS Report	767892
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Took off third time from local approach. Turned crosswind. Before turning downwind; had engine failure. Went straight ahead; turned to the west; landed in field. Engine failure undetermined at this point. Fuel not an issue. Plane was full at takeoff from originating airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA EXPERIENCES ENGINE FAILURE DURING TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE. LANDS SAFELY OFF ARPT.

Narrative: TOOK OFF THIRD TIME FROM LCL APCH. TURNED XWIND. BEFORE TURNING DOWNWIND; HAD ENG FAILURE. WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD; TURNED TO THE W; LANDED IN FIELD. ENG FAILURE UNDETERMINED AT THIS POINT. FUEL NOT AN ISSUE. PLANE WAS FULL AT TKOF FROM ORIGINATING ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.