ARTCC controller described aircraft handling during emergency incident.

Attributes
ACN	790227
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 3 controller radar : 9 controller time certified in position1 : 1 controller time certified in position2 : 6
ASRS Report	790227
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I just received my briefing and sat down when aircraft X called and declared an emergency. He said he had smoke in the cockpit and requested landing at ZZZ. I cleared him to ZZZ and gave him lower. I gave him position reports; WX; until about 2 mi from the airport. He said he had an engine failure and was going to land in a field. That was the final communication. Local rescue crews were called. He landed the aircraft in the field and all 3 persons on board walked away with some damage to the airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARTCC CTLR DESCRIBED ACFT HANDLING DURING EMER INCIDENT.

Narrative: I JUST RECEIVED MY BRIEFING AND SAT DOWN WHEN ACFT X CALLED AND DECLARED AN EMER. HE SAID HE HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND REQUESTED LNDG AT ZZZ. I CLRED HIM TO ZZZ AND GAVE HIM LOWER. I GAVE HIM POS RPTS; WX; UNTIL ABOUT 2 MI FROM THE ARPT. HE SAID HE HAD AN ENG FAILURE AND WAS GOING TO LAND IN A FIELD. THAT WAS THE FINAL COM. LCL RESCUE CREWS WERE CALLED. HE LANDED THE ACFT IN THE FIELD AND ALL 3 PERSONS ON BOARD WALKED AWAY WITH SOME DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.

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.