GA small aircraft forced landing when engine quit at TOC.

Attributes
ACN	82663
Time
Date	198802
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n87
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	82663
Person 2
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Private pleasure flight for sightseeing. During cruise flight, the engine quit and a restart was unsuccessful. An emergency landing was accomplished in a muddy farm field. No injuries or property damage occurred. Minor aircraft damage resulted. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: this was the second leg of a dual cross country flight. Aircraft was rented from a FBO and had been fueled the night before this flight. A complete preflight was performed with only a small amount of water found when sumps were drained. The FAA is investigating the incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA FORCED LNDG WHEN ENGINE QUIT AT TOC.

Narrative: PVT PLEASURE FLT FOR SIGHTSEEING. DURING CRUISE FLT, THE ENG QUIT AND A RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AN EMER LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN A MUDDY FARM FIELD. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED. MINOR ACFT DAMAGE RESULTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THIS WAS THE SECOND LEG OF A DUAL XCOUNTRY FLT. ACFT WAS RENTED FROM A FBO AND HAD BEEN FUELED THE NIGHT BEFORE THIS FLT. A COMPLETE PREFLT WAS PERFORMED WITH ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER FOUND WHEN SUMPS WERE DRAINED. THE FAA IS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.