C150 pilot makes precautionary landing when engine surge is noted.

Attributes
ACN	367751
Time
Date	199705
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wi67
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	367751
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

When getting ready to enter landing pattern at WI67 -- engine began surging. Fuel tanks indicated: left, less than 1/4. Right, 1/4. Flight planning estimated remaining fuel should be about 30 mins at landing. Precautionary landing was made in farm field. Fuel was added (10 gals). A preflight and run-up was performed in accordance with operators manual. A normal takeoff (field about 2500 ft square) was performed and aircraft flown to WI67. Another inspection showed nothing wrong. There were no injuries, no aircraft damage and no property damage. Incident was discussed with fond du lac county official. He stated there were no complaints concerning landing on private property after he talked to the land owner. Aircraft was test flown by owner and found normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 PLT MAKES PRECAUTIONARY LNDG WHEN ENG SURGE IS NOTED.

Narrative: WHEN GETTING READY TO ENTER LNDG PATTERN AT WI67 -- ENG BEGAN SURGING. FUEL TANKS INDICATED: L, LESS THAN 1/4. R, 1/4. FLT PLANNING ESTIMATED REMAINING FUEL SHOULD BE ABOUT 30 MINS AT LNDG. PRECAUTIONARY LNDG WAS MADE IN FARM FIELD. FUEL WAS ADDED (10 GALS). A PREFLT AND RUN-UP WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OPERATORS MANUAL. A NORMAL TKOF (FIELD ABOUT 2500 FT SQUARE) WAS PERFORMED AND ACFT FLOWN TO WI67. ANOTHER INSPECTION SHOWED NOTHING WRONG. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, NO ACFT DAMAGE AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. INCIDENT WAS DISCUSSED WITH FOND DU LAC COUNTY OFFICIAL. HE STATED THERE WERE NO COMPLAINTS CONCERNING LNDG ON PVT PROPERTY AFTER HE TALKED TO THE LAND OWNER. ACFT WAS TEST FLOWN BY OWNER AND FOUND NORMAL.

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.