An RV8 pilot loses power after takeoff and has to land straight ahead in a field. No damage or injur...

Attributes
ACN	601934
Time
Date	200312
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 11r.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	601934
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : fault isolation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft is RV8 with 10-360 engine and 2 lightspd electronic ignitions. 2 days previously, aircraft had unacceptable RPM drop on right ignition. Replaced spark plugs and ran engine extensively on ground. Checked ok. Decided to return aircraft to home base -- cxo. On takeoff at approximately 200 ft AGL, I lost power. Engine still running but virtually no thrust. Too late to put it back on runway and too low to turn. Kept aircraft from stalling and continued glide straight ahead. Landed in a cow pasture. No damage to aircraft or property. No injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN RV8 PLT LOSES PWR AFTER TKOF AND HAS TO LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A FIELD. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

Narrative: ACFT IS RV8 WITH 10-360 ENG AND 2 LIGHTSPD ELECTRONIC IGNITIONS. 2 DAYS PREVIOUSLY, ACFT HAD UNACCEPTABLE RPM DROP ON R IGNITION. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND RAN ENG EXTENSIVELY ON GND. CHKED OK. DECIDED TO RETURN ACFT TO HOME BASE -- CXO. ON TKOF AT APPROX 200 FT AGL, I LOST PWR. ENG STILL RUNNING BUT VIRTUALLY NO THRUST. TOO LATE TO PUT IT BACK ON RWY AND TOO LOW TO TURN. KEPT ACFT FROM STALLING AND CONTINUED GLIDE STRAIGHT AHEAD. LANDED IN A COW PASTURE. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR PROPERTY. NO INJURIES.

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.

An RV8 pilot loses power after takeoff and has to land straight ahead in a field. No damage or injuries.