The pilot of a homebuilt landed short of the airport in a field when the engine failed.

Attributes
ACN	913143
Time
Date	201009
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 870 Flight Crew Type 18
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Engine out; landed in field 1/4 mile from runway as precaution. Experimental's glide range still unknown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The pilot of a homebuilt landed short of the airport in a field when the engine failed.

Narrative: Engine out; landed in field 1/4 mile from runway as precaution. Experimental's glide range still unknown.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.