SR22 pilot experiences engine failure upon leveling at 5;500 ft and lands in a corn field.

Attributes
ACN	1149043
Time
Date	201401
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	SR22
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine Driven Pump
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 900
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Reaching cruise; engine failed; landed in cornfield. Suspected cause engine driven fuel pump shaft seized in bushing; sheared and failed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SR22 pilot experiences engine failure upon leveling at 5;500 FT and lands in a corn field.

Narrative: Reaching cruise; engine failed; landed in cornfield. Suspected cause engine driven fuel pump shaft seized in bushing; sheared and failed.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.