Searey amphibian pilot makes an off field landing due to power loss.

Attributes
ACN	716726
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mn69.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 270
ASRS Report	716726
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While cruising at 2000 ft AGL; my single engine suddenly lost power. I was unable to maintain altitude in an area of homes and trees. Fortunately I was able to make a wheels up landing in a plowed field with no damage to the airplane and no injury to myself. I regret that I was unable to make the grass strip of the maple plain airport; but it was prudent to choose the plowed field. I can possibly be subject to a violation because I do not have a current biennial review in my logbook. I guess I plead arrogance (not ignorance). I have my thousands of hours of military flying and 123 carrier lndgs; 30 perfect yrs with airlines. As a result I neglected the biennial review requirement and I also know that I violated a hard and fast rule of GA in doing so.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SEAREY AMPHIBIAN PLT MAKES AN OFF FIELD LNDG DUE TO PWR LOSS.

Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT 2000 FT AGL; MY SINGLE ENG SUDDENLY LOST PWR. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT IN AN AREA OF HOMES AND TREES. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A WHEELS UP LNDG IN A PLOWED FIELD WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AND NO INJURY TO MYSELF. I REGRET THAT I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE GRASS STRIP OF THE MAPLE PLAIN ARPT; BUT IT WAS PRUDENT TO CHOOSE THE PLOWED FIELD. I CAN POSSIBLY BE SUBJECT TO A VIOLATION BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT BIENNIAL REVIEW IN MY LOGBOOK. I GUESS I PLEAD ARROGANCE (NOT IGNORANCE). I HAVE MY THOUSANDS OF HRS OF MIL FLYING AND 123 CARRIER LNDGS; 30 PERFECT YRS WITH AIRLINES. AS A RESULT I NEGLECTED THE BIENNIAL REVIEW REQUIREMENT AND I ALSO KNOW THAT I VIOLATED A HARD AND FAST RULE OF GA IN DOING SO.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.