Small aircraft has engine quit, off airport landing.

Attributes
ACN	292131
Time
Date	199412
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3500 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
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 : 25 flight time total : 50 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	292131
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:

The incident that occurred during my flight to paso robles and santa maria. I preflted airplane. I determined the airplane needed 1 quart of oil and the fuel tanks topped off. I filled the oil and checked the fuel after the refueling to ensure it was full. I completed an extensive run-up at the runway before departure. I checked the flight controls, engine instruments, ignition system, etc. Everything checked in the normal range or full. I then took off and transitioned the los angeles class B airspace via the special flight corridor at 4500 ft. I then descended to 2500 ft and enriched the mixture as I flew nwbound under the class B airspace. Before ventura VOR, I climbed back to 4500 ft and leaned the mixture. I continued my route to paso robles via san marcus VOR to gaviota VOR over santa maria to morro bay VOR and descended in to paso robles airport. As I descended I enriched the mixture and completed a touch-and-go. After the tough-and-go I climbed back to 3500 ft and leaned the mixture en route to santa maria. Approximately 5 mi from morro bay VOR the engine started running rough and finally stopped. I trimmed the airplane for best glide and selected where I was going to land. I then completed the emergency air restart checklist and could not get the engine restarted. I then declared an emergency with ZLA and, using the checklist, I secured the engine and landed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS ENG QUIT, OFF ARPT LNDG.

Narrative: THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED DURING MY FLT TO PASO ROBLES AND SANTA MARIA. I PREFLTED AIRPLANE. I DETERMINED THE AIRPLANE NEEDED 1 QUART OF OIL AND THE FUEL TANKS TOPPED OFF. I FILLED THE OIL AND CHKED THE FUEL AFTER THE REFUELING TO ENSURE IT WAS FULL. I COMPLETED AN EXTENSIVE RUN-UP AT THE RWY BEFORE DEP. I CHKED THE FLT CTLS, ENG INSTS, IGNITION SYS, ETC. EVERYTHING CHKED IN THE NORMAL RANGE OR FULL. I THEN TOOK OFF AND TRANSITIONED THE LOS ANGELES CLASS B AIRSPACE VIA THE SPECIAL FLT CORRIDOR AT 4500 FT. I THEN DSNDED TO 2500 FT AND ENRICHED THE MIXTURE AS I FLEW NWBOUND UNDER THE CLASS B AIRSPACE. BEFORE VENTURA VOR, I CLBED BACK TO 4500 FT AND LEANED THE MIXTURE. I CONTINUED MY RTE TO PASO ROBLES VIA SAN MARCUS VOR TO GAVIOTA VOR OVER SANTA MARIA TO MORRO BAY VOR AND DSNDED IN TO PASO ROBLES ARPT. AS I DSNDED I ENRICHED THE MIXTURE AND COMPLETED A TOUCH-AND-GO. AFTER THE TOUGH-AND-GO I CLBED BACK TO 3500 FT AND LEANED THE MIXTURE ENRTE TO SANTA MARIA. APPROX 5 MI FROM MORRO BAY VOR THE ENG STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND FINALLY STOPPED. I TRIMMED THE AIRPLANE FOR BEST GLIDE AND SELECTED WHERE I WAS GOING TO LAND. I THEN COMPLETED THE EMER AIR RESTART CHKLIST AND COULD NOT GET THE ENG RESTARTED. I THEN DECLARED AN EMER WITH ZLA AND, USING THE CHKLIST, I SECURED THE ENG AND LANDED.

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.