A C182 pilot reported landing off airport after the engine stopped and would not restart.

Attributes
ACN	1284375
Time
Date	201507
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Total 22500 Flight Crew Type 50
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Flying toward airport engine stopped; tried a restart; set best glide; picked a field; and set up for off airport landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 Pilot reported landing off airport after the engine stopped and would not restart.

Narrative: Flying toward airport engine stopped; tried a restart; set best glide; picked a field; and set up for off airport landing.

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.