Narrative:

I was transporting a cessna 150 from oaj to hgr to have some minor repairs made. The day was VMC with fairly moderate winds. Upon trying to contact hgr tower, I learned that my radio was not working. I then proceeded to the east side of the field, beyond the downwind and slightly above traffic pattern altitude. Hoping that the communications failure was only 1 way, I announced that I could not receive xmissions and would be circling and waiting for light gun signals. I circled approximately 6-8 times before deciding that my fuel supply was low. Rather than enter the class D airspace and land, thus violating FARS, I proceeded approximately 3 NM east and safely made a precautionary landing in a 3000-4000 ft field. The only damage was a cracked wheel boot on the right main landing gear. After speaking with a member of the FAA (who released me) and attaining a hand-held receiver, I safely transported the aircraft to hgr with no further problems. There was no damage to the field or the owner's property.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 ACFT ARRIVING AT DEST ARPT LOST RADIO CONTACT AND, UNABLE TO CONTACT TWR IN CLASS D AIRSPACE PLUS DEVELOPING LOW FUEL, RPTR PLT FOUND AND LANDED ON A PVT STRIP A FEW MI AWAY. FAA RELEASED RPTR TO FLY TO HGR WITH A HAND-HELD XCEIVER.

Narrative: I WAS TRANSPORTING A CESSNA 150 FROM OAJ TO HGR TO HAVE SOME MINOR REPAIRS MADE. THE DAY WAS VMC WITH FAIRLY MODERATE WINDS. UPON TRYING TO CONTACT HGR TWR, I LEARNED THAT MY RADIO WAS NOT WORKING. I THEN PROCEEDED TO THE E SIDE OF THE FIELD, BEYOND THE DOWNWIND AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE TFC PATTERN ALT. HOPING THAT THE COMS FAILURE WAS ONLY 1 WAY, I ANNOUNCED THAT I COULD NOT RECEIVE XMISSIONS AND WOULD BE CIRCLING AND WAITING FOR LIGHT GUN SIGNALS. I CIRCLED APPROX 6-8 TIMES BEFORE DECIDING THAT MY FUEL SUPPLY WAS LOW. RATHER THAN ENTER THE CLASS D AIRSPACE AND LAND, THUS VIOLATING FARS, I PROCEEDED APPROX 3 NM E AND SAFELY MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN A 3000-4000 FT FIELD. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS A CRACKED WHEEL BOOT ON THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A MEMBER OF THE FAA (WHO RELEASED ME) AND ATTAINING A HAND-HELD RECEIVER, I SAFELY TRANSPORTED THE ACFT TO HGR WITH NO FURTHER PROBS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FIELD OR THE OWNER'S PROPERTY.

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.