Small aircraft pilot has engine failure, lands in tundra.

Attributes
ACN	249639
Time
Date	199308
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : brw
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 300 agl bound upper : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	249639
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon level off from a steep climb, the engine quit. Reason is yet unknown. I switched to the right tank from the both position and tried restarting, then the left tank tried restarting, then back to both, and tried restarting. When I leveled off, I was at 1100 ft and after all the restarting attempts I was down to 300 ft. I pulled flaps and landed in the tundra.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT HAS ENG FAILURE, LANDS IN TUNDRA.

Narrative: UPON LEVEL OFF FROM A STEEP CLB, THE ENG QUIT. REASON IS YET UNKNOWN. I SWITCHED TO THE R TANK FROM THE BOTH POS AND TRIED RESTARTING, THEN THE L TANK TRIED RESTARTING, THEN BACK TO BOTH, AND TRIED RESTARTING. WHEN I LEVELED OFF, I WAS AT 1100 FT AND AFTER ALL THE RESTARTING ATTEMPTS I WAS DOWN TO 300 FT. I PULLED FLAPS AND LANDED IN THE TUNDRA.

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.