Small aircraft pilot has engine failure on initial climb. Lands in field.

Attributes
ACN	203919
Time
Date	199203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : c48
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : roa
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial landing other other
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 : 150 flight time total : 875 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	203919
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Run up was normal. Achieved takeoff power. Started initial climb out to 1100 MSL (400 AGL). Engine lost about 600-700 RPM then regained power. Started to turn back to field (airport) when engine quit. Went through restart procedures, went through engine failure procedures. Attained best glide and landed with full flaps in a field.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAS ENG FAILURE ON INITIAL CLB. LANDS IN FIELD.

Narrative: RUN UP WAS NORMAL. ACHIEVED TKOF PWR. STARTED INITIAL CLB OUT TO 1100 MSL (400 AGL). ENG LOST ABOUT 600-700 RPM THEN REGAINED PWR. STARTED TO TURN BACK TO FIELD (ARPT) WHEN ENG QUIT. WENT THROUGH RESTART PROCS, WENT THROUGH ENG FAILURE PROCS. ATTAINED BEST GLIDE AND LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS IN A FIELD.

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.