Small aircraft had an engine failure in the airport traffic pattern. Pilot lands off airport and air...

Attributes
ACN	1068831
Time
Date	201302
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 19 Flight Crew Total 3863 Flight Crew Type 43
Person 2
Function	Passenger
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Total 80
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft

Narrative:

Arrived for orientation ride with son and grandson. Preflight was normal; placed a warm air heater in the engine induct for preheat. Went over checklist items with son as an introduction. Loaded up the aircraft with grandson in right rear seat; son in left front seat and myself in right front seat. Engine start; taxi; and takeoff was normal. Flew one touch and go to the runway without incident. I allowed my son to fly the pattern; which was wider and longer than I would normally do but was not concerned because we were the only aircraft in the pattern. During the second pattern; on turn from downwind to base; the engine quit. We were already configured with gear down and half flaps. We were at approximately 1;300 feet MSL and 3 miles from the end of the runway. I took control of the aircraft. I could see that I was not going to make the runway and began setting up for a landing on a parallel road. I selected the opposite fuel tank but did not turn on the fuel boost pump. I landed on the road but during roll out the right wing struck a wooden road sign. This caused the aircraft to veer hard right and depart the road. The aircraft came to rest in a plowed field. We egressed the aircraft normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Small aircraft had an engine failure in the airport traffic pattern. Pilot lands off airport and aircraft veers into a plowed field.

Narrative: Arrived for orientation ride with son and grandson. Preflight was normal; placed a warm air heater in the engine induct for preheat. Went over checklist items with son as an introduction. Loaded up the aircraft with grandson in right rear seat; son in left front seat and myself in right front seat. Engine start; taxi; and takeoff was normal. Flew one touch and go to the runway without incident. I allowed my son to fly the pattern; which was wider and longer than I would normally do but was not concerned because we were the only aircraft in the pattern. During the second pattern; on turn from downwind to base; the engine quit. We were already configured with gear down and half flaps. We were at approximately 1;300 feet MSL and 3 miles from the end of the runway. I took control of the aircraft. I could see that I was not going to make the runway and began setting up for a landing on a parallel road. I selected the opposite fuel tank but did not turn on the fuel boost pump. I landed on the road but during roll out the right wing struck a wooden road sign. This caused the aircraft to veer hard right and depart the road. The aircraft came to rest in a plowed field. We egressed the aircraft normally.

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.