C172 pilot had engine failure and was forced to make an off airport landing. The pilot then flew the aircraft without having a certified mechanic determine why the engine failed.

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Attributes
ACN	567788
Time
Date	200212
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hwo.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 82 flight time total : 474 flight time type : 337
ASRS Report	567788
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

As I was setting myself up for the approach to the airport, the engine died. I was at 1100 ft MSL and by the time I had gone through the emergency procedures, I had lost 300+ ft. I attempted a restart, which failed and made a commitment to land in a construction site isolated from existing homes south of the chosen field. I announced I was executing a forced landing over the radio and made a slight crosswind landing in the construction site that had recently been cleared, but no construction had been started. After landing, I tried to contact anyone on the radio and heard another pilot forwarding my xmissions acknowledging that I had safely landed in a construction site, that there were no damages or injuries and at which time I informed them that I was shutting off my master. After inspecting the plane, I determined the aircraft was not damaged, would be safe to fly, surveyed the site and restarted the engine. Consequently, I decided that taking off would be safe and taxied to a location on the site that presented a safe position. I executed a normal takeoff without any problems after a very thorough run-up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 PLT HAD ENG FAILURE AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN OFF ARPT LNDG. THE PLT THEN FLEW THE ACFT WITHOUT HAVING A CERTIFIED MECH DETERMINE WHY THE ENG FAILED.

Narrative: AS I WAS SETTING MYSELF UP FOR THE APCH TO THE ARPT, THE ENG DIED. I WAS AT 1100 FT MSL AND BY THE TIME I HAD GONE THROUGH THE EMER PROCS, I HAD LOST 300+ FT. I ATTEMPTED A RESTART, WHICH FAILED AND MADE A COMMITMENT TO LAND IN A CONSTRUCTION SITE ISOLATED FROM EXISTING HOMES S OF THE CHOSEN FIELD. I ANNOUNCED I WAS EXECUTING A FORCED LNDG OVER THE RADIO AND MADE A SLIGHT XWIND LNDG IN THE CONSTRUCTION SITE THAT HAD RECENTLY BEEN CLRED, BUT NO CONSTRUCTION HAD BEEN STARTED. AFTER LNDG, I TRIED TO CONTACT ANYONE ON THE RADIO AND HEARD ANOTHER PLT FORWARDING MY XMISSIONS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT I HAD SAFELY LANDED IN A CONSTRUCTION SITE, THAT THERE WERE NO DAMAGES OR INJURIES AND AT WHICH TIME I INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS SHUTTING OFF MY MASTER. AFTER INSPECTING THE PLANE, I DETERMINED THE ACFT WAS NOT DAMAGED, WOULD BE SAFE TO FLY, SURVEYED THE SITE AND RESTARTED THE ENG. CONSEQUENTLY, I DECIDED THAT TAKING OFF WOULD BE SAFE AND TAXIED TO A LOCATION ON THE SITE THAT PRESENTED A SAFE POS. I EXECUTED A NORMAL TKOF WITHOUT ANY PROBS AFTER A VERY THOROUGH RUN-UP.

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.