Small aircraft has power loss, makes emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	276611
Time
Date	199407
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lci
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 310 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	276611
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I picked up 2 passenger for a scenic flight. We flew for approximately 1/2 of 1 hour, when the engine lost partial power. I went through my checklist attempting to restore power, however, my attempts were unsuccessful and I was unable to maintain altitude. I sent out a mayday and squawked 7700 and set the aircraft up for an approach to a field that I had chosen, doing everything in my power to set the airplane down safely. The airplane came to rest on the far side of a pond at the end of the field which I had chosen.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS PWR LOSS, MAKES EMER LNDG.

Narrative: I PICKED UP 2 PAX FOR A SCENIC FLT. WE FLEW FOR APPROX 1/2 OF 1 HR, WHEN THE ENG LOST PARTIAL PWR. I WENT THROUGH MY CHKLIST ATTEMPTING TO RESTORE PWR, HOWEVER, MY ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT. I SENT OUT A MAYDAY AND SQUAWKED 7700 AND SET THE ACFT UP FOR AN APCH TO A FIELD THAT I HAD CHOSEN, DOING EVERYTHING IN MY PWR TO SET THE AIRPLANE DOWN SAFELY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE FAR SIDE OF A POND AT THE END OF THE FIELD WHICH I HAD CHOSEN.

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.