Student pilot made off airport forced landing after small aircraft sel aircraft engine failure.

Attributes
ACN	232083
Time
Date	199301
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oxd
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 48 flight time total : 48 flight time type : 48
ASRS Report	232083
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine failed 5 mi northeast of oxd. Went through engine out procedure. Couldn't restart engine. Picked an open field and turned towards it. Executed soft field landing without mishap. No damage to plane, myself or property. Plane had adequate fuel, oil and icing -- did not appear to be a problem. 2 days later, after mechanics inspected the aircraft and found no damage, the plane threw a push rod during a test flight. Perhaps the events were related. Plane had no known problems at the time and had been properly maintained. Perhaps it was a stuck carburetor float or a bubble in the line, or maybe something related to the push rod.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT MADE OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG AFTER SMA SEL ACFT ENG FAILURE.

Narrative: ENG FAILED 5 MI NE OF OXD. WENT THROUGH ENG OUT PROC. COULDN'T RESTART ENG. PICKED AN OPEN FIELD AND TURNED TOWARDS IT. EXECUTED SOFT FIELD LNDG WITHOUT MISHAP. NO DAMAGE TO PLANE, MYSELF OR PROPERTY. PLANE HAD ADEQUATE FUEL, OIL AND ICING -- DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A PROB. 2 DAYS LATER, AFTER MECHS INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND NO DAMAGE, THE PLANE THREW A PUSH ROD DURING A TEST FLT. PERHAPS THE EVENTS WERE RELATED. PLANE HAD NO KNOWN PROBS AT THE TIME AND HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. PERHAPS IT WAS A STUCK CARB FLOAT OR A BUBBLE IN THE LINE, OR MAYBE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE PUSH ROD.

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.