C150 pilot made an emergency off airport landing in an open field after the engine lost sufficient power to make it to the airport 10 mi away. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries to the occupants.

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Attributes
ACN	518947
Time
Date	200107
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfb.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sfb.tower tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 2750 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	518947
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine power output rpm. other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Cruising at 1500 ft MSL (1400 ft AGL), sudden loss of power from 2400 RPM to 1900 RPM. Corrective actions unsuccessful (mixture/rich, carburetor heat on, magneto check, fuel on). Aircraft began descent at 200 FPM. Selected a cow pasture and landed, upwind. Partial contact with barbed-wire fence. No injuries or aircraft damage. Sheriff helicopter and automatic on scene within 10 mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 PLT MADE AN EMER OFF ARPT LNDG IN AN OPEN FIELD AFTER THE ENG LOST SUFFICIENT PWR TO MAKE IT TO THE ARPT 10 MI AWAY. THE ACFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.

Narrative: CRUISING AT 1500 FT MSL (1400 FT AGL), SUDDEN LOSS OF PWR FROM 2400 RPM TO 1900 RPM. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS UNSUCCESSFUL (MIXTURE/RICH, CARB HEAT ON, MAGNETO CHK, FUEL ON). ACFT BEGAN DSCNT AT 200 FPM. SELECTED A COW PASTURE AND LANDED, UPWIND. PARTIAL CONTACT WITH BARBED-WIRE FENCE. NO INJURIES OR ACFT DAMAGE. SHERIFF HELI AND AUTO ON SCENE WITHIN 10 MINS.

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.