Narrative:

Took off third time from local approach. Turned crosswind. Before turning downwind; had engine failure. Went straight ahead; turned to the west; landed in field. Engine failure undetermined at this point. Fuel not an issue. Plane was full at takeoff from originating airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA EXPERIENCES ENGINE FAILURE DURING TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE. LANDS SAFELY OFF ARPT.

Narrative: TOOK OFF THIRD TIME FROM LCL APCH. TURNED XWIND. BEFORE TURNING DOWNWIND; HAD ENG FAILURE. WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD; TURNED TO THE W; LANDED IN FIELD. ENG FAILURE UNDETERMINED AT THIS POINT. FUEL NOT AN ISSUE. PLANE WAS FULL AT TKOF FROM ORIGINATING ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.