What happened
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Airplane lost all engine power and pilot saw smoke coming from the engine
Cowling and entering the cabin. He declared an emergency and asked air
Traffic control (ATC) for vectors to an airport. ATC said there was a
Private landing strip five degrees to his right. ATC told him they would
Have to call the owner for permission to land and then tried to hand him
Off to another control center. Pilot stated that he could not locate the
Airstrip and after a several minutes asked ATC if he had passed it, which
He had. ATC said there was another airport eleven miles away. Pilot
Stated that he did not have enough altitude and would be making an offfield landing. Pilot said that he saw a road that was free of traffic and
Was going to attempt to land, but after getting closer he saw the road
Was narrow and lined on one side with telephone poles and lined on the
Other side with fence posts. Pilot decided to land in the field next to
The road. He selected the gear up and landed on the belly of the aircraft
In the field.
As the FAA filed it
AIRPLANE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND PILOT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE
COWLING AND ENTERING THE CABIN. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED AIR
TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) FOR VECTORS TO AN AIRPORT. ATC SAID THERE WAS A
PRIVATE LANDING STRIP FIVE DEGREES TO HIS RIGHT. ATC TOLD HIM THEY WOULD
HAVE TO CALL THE OWNER FOR PERMISSION TO LAND AND THEN TRIED TO HAND HIM
OFF TO ANOTHER CONTROL CENTER. PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT LOCATE THE
AIRSTRIP AND AFTER A SEVERAL MINUTES ASKED ATC IF HE HAD PASSED IT, WHICH
HE HAD. ATC SAID THERE WAS ANOTHER AIRPORT ELEVEN MILES AWAY. PILOT
STATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND WOULD BE MAKING AN OFFFIELD LANDING. PILOT SAID THAT HE SAW A ROAD THAT WAS FREE OF TRAFFIC AND
WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT TO LAND, BUT AFTER GETTING CLOSER HE SAW THE ROAD
WAS NARROW AND LINED ON ONE SIDE WITH TELEPHONE POLES AND LINED ON THE
OTHER SIDE WITH FENCE POSTS. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN THE FIELD NEXT TO
THE ROAD. HE SELECTED THE GEAR UP AND LANDED ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT
IN THE FIELD.
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