A cessna 150 engine failed at 6;500 ft in cruise. The pilot landed the ferry flight successfully off...

Attributes
ACN	1053697
Time
Date	201212
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 1000 Flight Crew Type 200
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR

Narrative:

I departed and climbed up to 6;500 feet MSL. While enroute after about 20 minutes cruising I experienced a sudden vibration followed by an immediate power loss to about 1500 RPM. I followed all engine loss procedures to no avail. Unable to maintain altitude; I located a field and executed a successful forced landing which resulted in no damage to the aircraft; me; or the owners' property; other than disturbing some cows. The aircraft had recently been through an annual inspection. However; I was unaware that the pitot static system and the transponder check were not covered by the inspection. Earlier that day I flew out of an airport which is located under class B airspace. I spent about 10 minutes in the class B shelf area flying out to the west. I made some research after the incident and according to my best knowledge by now; I should have had the mode C transponder inspected even for a day VFR flight within 30 NM radius at any altitude below the top and around the main airport of the class B airspace.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Cessna 150 engine failed at 6;500 FT in cruise. The pilot landed the ferry flight successfully off airport and later discovered that having departed Class B airspace the aircraft's transponder and pitot-static systems had not been checked.

Narrative: I departed and climbed up to 6;500 feet MSL. While enroute after about 20 minutes cruising I experienced a sudden vibration followed by an immediate power loss to about 1500 RPM. I followed all engine loss procedures to no avail. Unable to maintain altitude; I located a field and executed a successful forced landing which resulted in no damage to the aircraft; me; or the owners' property; other than disturbing some cows. The aircraft had recently been through an annual inspection. However; I was unaware that the pitot static system and the transponder check were not covered by the inspection. Earlier that day I flew out of an airport which is located under Class B airspace. I spent about 10 minutes in the Class B shelf area flying out to the west. I made some research after the incident and according to my best knowledge by now; I should have had the Mode C Transponder inspected even for a day VFR flight within 30 NM radius at any altitude below the top and around the main airport of the Class B airspace.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

A cessna 150 engine failed at 6;500 ft in cruise. The pilot landed the ferry flight successfully off airport and later discovered that having departed class B airspace the aircraft's transponder and pitot-static systems had not been checked.