Power loss for small aircraft close in to destination results in forced landing.

Attributes
ACN	146330
Time
Date	199005
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : k58
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	146330
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I departed from ict en route to ashland to spend the night and refuel. Everything was fine until I was on short final. The wind was out of the south at 20 KTS, gusts 25 KTS. While en route I used 2300 as a power setting. While on final, I needed 1800 due to the strong headwind. The engine sputtered once and then quite. I ended up landing crosswind in a wheat field at just above stall speed. It rolled about 50 yds and then flipped. The time between losing the engine and T/D in the field was 5-10 seconds. Th small aircraft had long range tanks and an stc for autofuel. After examining the aircraft nothing was found. The engine never ran rough--it possibly could have been vapor lock. No one was injured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POWER LOSS FOR SMA CLOSE IN TO DESTINATION RESULTS IN FORCED LNDG.

Narrative: I DEPARTED FROM ICT ENRTE TO ASHLAND TO SPEND THE NIGHT AND REFUEL. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I WAS ON SHORT FINAL. THE WIND WAS OUT OF THE S AT 20 KTS, GUSTS 25 KTS. WHILE ENRTE I USED 2300 AS A PWR SETTING. WHILE ON FINAL, I NEEDED 1800 DUE TO THE STRONG HEADWIND. THE ENG SPUTTERED ONCE AND THEN QUITE. I ENDED UP LNDG XWIND IN A WHEAT FIELD AT JUST ABOVE STALL SPD. IT ROLLED ABOUT 50 YDS AND THEN FLIPPED. THE TIME BTWN LOSING THE ENG AND T/D IN THE FIELD WAS 5-10 SECS. TH SMA HAD LONG RANGE TANKS AND AN STC FOR AUTOFUEL. AFTER EXAMINING THE ACFT NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE ENG NEVER RAN ROUGH--IT POSSIBLY COULD HAVE BEEN VAPOR LOCK. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

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