Off airport landing made when emergency declared by small aircraft pilot as engine loses power.

Attributes
ACN	179984
Time
Date	199105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ict tracon : mnl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	179984
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Lost a cylinder because of broken exhaust valve. Could not hold altitude so made an emergency landing in bare field. Was in radar contact with ict approach at time and kept them informed with what was happening at all times. No airplane damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OFF ARPT LNDG MADE WHEN EMERGENCY DECLARED BY SMA PLT AS ENGINE LOSES POWER.

Narrative: LOST A CYLINDER BECAUSE OF BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE. COULD NOT HOLD ALT SO MADE AN EMER LNDG IN BARE FIELD. WAS IN RADAR CONTACT WITH ICT APCH AT TIME AND KEPT THEM INFORMED WITH WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT ALL TIMES. NO AIRPLANE DAMAGE.

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.