Small aircraft suffered power loss and made precautionary off airport landing.

Attributes
ACN	98365
Time
Date	198811
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lvk
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lvk
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	climbout : initial landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	98365
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Just after lift off from a touch and go landing while climbing through 150' AGL I experienced a partial power loss apparently from carburetor ice. To avoid a possible engine failure over a populated area straight ahead, I turned right and executed a normal landing in a plowed field just adjacent to the airport boundary with no further problem. Callback conversation with reporter revealed following information. Reporter said that he landed in a plowed field just off the airport. The aircraft was not damaged in any way during the precautionary landing but there was slight damage to one wing tip as they taxied the aircraft back onto the airport property. No problems found with engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA SUFFERED POWER LOSS AND MADE PRECAUTIONARY OFF ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: JUST AFTER LIFT OFF FROM A TOUCH AND GO LNDG WHILE CLBING THROUGH 150' AGL I EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL PWR LOSS APPARENTLY FROM CARB ICE. TO AVOID A POSSIBLE ENG FAILURE OVER A POPULATED AREA STRAIGHT AHEAD, I TURNED R AND EXECUTED A NORMAL LNDG IN A PLOWED FIELD JUST ADJACENT TO THE ARPT BOUNDARY WITH NO FURTHER PROB. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED FOLLOWING INFO. RPTR SAID THAT HE LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD JUST OFF THE ARPT. THE ACFT WAS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY DURING THE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG BUT THERE WAS SLIGHT DAMAGE TO ONE WING TIP AS THEY TAXIED THE ACFT BACK ONTO THE ARPT PROPERTY. NO PROBS FOUND WITH ENG.

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.