A C150 pilot experienced engine failure and executed a forced landing in a field.

Attributes
ACN	816260
Time
Date	200812
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 113 flight time total : 830 flight time type : 113
ASRS Report	816260
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine sputtered and stopped 6-8 miles south of ZZZ airport. Engine was restarted and an immediate straight line toward the numbers at ZZZ airport was initiated. Then engine sputtered again approximately 3 miles southwest of ZZZ. One field was available within gliding distance so a turn toward the east was initiated and an emergency landing was made in this field. No damage was done to any local property excluding a small portion of a barbed wire fence that the airplane rolled through during the ground roll. The police and fire department arrived and an officer handed me the phone to speak with an aviation safety technician who works for the local FSDO; who verbalized to me tht there would be no investigation from the FAA and that the aircraft was 'released' to have maintenance done to it. The aircraft was brought to ZZZ maintenance and is currently there.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C150 pilot experienced engine failure and executed a forced landing in a field.

Narrative: Engine sputtered and stopped 6-8 miles south of ZZZ Airport. Engine was restarted and an immediate straight line toward the numbers at ZZZ Airport was initiated. Then engine sputtered again approximately 3 miles southwest of ZZZ. One field was available within gliding distance so a turn toward the east was initiated and an emergency landing was made in this field. No damage was done to any local property excluding a small portion of a barbed wire fence that the airplane rolled through during the ground roll. The police and fire department arrived and an officer handed me the phone to speak with an Aviation Safety Technician who works for the local FSDO; who verbalized to me tht there would be no investigation from the FAA and that the aircraft was 'released' to have maintenance done to it. The aircraft was brought to ZZZ Maintenance and is currently there.

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.