Apparent fuel starvation and forced landing in farm ranch field.

Attributes
ACN	333533
Time
Date	199604
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 62h
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : aus
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 590 flight time type : 590
ASRS Report	333533
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During descent to pattern altitude, engine quit. Possible fuel exhaustion. Emergency landing in farm/ranch field. No damage to aircraft. No injury to pilot (no passenger). No damage to farm/ranch lands.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APPARENT FUEL STARVATION AND FORCED LNDG IN FARM RANCH FIELD.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT TO PATTERN ALT, ENG QUIT. POSSIBLE FUEL EXHAUSTION. EMER LNDG IN FARM/RANCH FIELD. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT. NO INJURY TO PLT (NO PAX). NO DAMAGE TO FARM/RANCH LANDS.

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.