Narrative:

Private pleasure flight for sightseeing. During cruise flight, the engine quit and a restart was unsuccessful. An emergency landing was accomplished in a muddy farm field. No injuries or property damage occurred. Minor aircraft damage resulted. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: this was the second leg of a dual cross country flight. Aircraft was rented from a FBO and had been fueled the night before this flight. A complete preflight was performed with only a small amount of water found when sumps were drained. The FAA is investigating the incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA FORCED LNDG WHEN ENGINE QUIT AT TOC.

Narrative: PVT PLEASURE FLT FOR SIGHTSEEING. DURING CRUISE FLT, THE ENG QUIT AND A RESTART WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AN EMER LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN A MUDDY FARM FIELD. NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED. MINOR ACFT DAMAGE RESULTED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: THIS WAS THE SECOND LEG OF A DUAL XCOUNTRY FLT. ACFT WAS RENTED FROM A FBO AND HAD BEEN FUELED THE NIGHT BEFORE THIS FLT. A COMPLETE PREFLT WAS PERFORMED WITH ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER FOUND WHEN SUMPS WERE DRAINED. THE FAA IS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT.

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