What happened
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Pilot statement:my passenger and I take off from runway 15 around 6:30PM and head south-south-east to fly
Over gibbons creek lake while climbing to 6500 feet at a consistent vertical rate of 200-300
Ft/min. At approximately 7:10 I begin my descent from 6500'. At 5500' I notice rpms are
Hovering around 1400. I open the throttle to return power and the tachometer does not change.
Our rate of descent is -500 ft/min and airspeed at 90 mph. I pitch to best glide speed of 60 mph
And begin to try to restore power through carb heat application and cycling the magnetos. No
Change in tachometer as we cross 4000' feet. I declare to my passenger our engine is out and
We will be making an off field landing. Searching for southward facing open fields, I locate
My landing spot and begin to circle over the field. At 500' I cross farm road 1774 and prepare
For final landing in the field I have selected. I fly over the hay field, clear the fence, and touch
Down in the cow pasture. As the wheels touch down, the prop stops wind milling and I apply
Brakes to prevent a collision with the next fence. Once the plane is stopped I instruct my
Passenger to get out of the plane and meet me at our rendezvous point behind the tail, power
Off radios, magnetos, and shut off the fuel. It is 7:18 pm CT
I attempt to restart the airplane. The engine starts and
Runs for 1 minute, but shortly dies thereafter. With the sun starting to move lower in the sky,
My passenger and I begin walking to find the property owner. The owners arrive, the sheriff's
Office sends two deputies to assess the situation, and the FAA is contacted. No damage to any
Persons, property, or the airplane are sustained.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATEMENT:MY PASSENGER AND I TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 15 AROUND 6:30PM AND HEAD SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST TO FLY
OVER GIBBONS CREEK LAKE WHILE CLIMBING TO 6500 FEET AT A CONSISTENT VERTICAL RATE OF 200-300
FT/MIN. AT APPROXIMATELY 7:10 I BEGIN MY DESCENT FROM 6500'. AT 5500' I NOTICE RPMS ARE
HOVERING AROUND 1400. I OPEN THE THROTTLE TO RETURN POWER AND THE TACHOMETER DOES NOT CHANGE.
OUR RATE OF DESCENT IS -500 FT/MIN AND AIRSPEED AT 90 MPH. I PITCH TO BEST GLIDE SPEED OF 60 MPH
AND BEGIN TO TRY TO RESTORE POWER THROUGH CARB HEAT APPLICATION AND CYCLING THE MAGNETOS. NO
CHANGE IN TACHOMETER AS WE CROSS 4000' FEET. I DECLARE TO MY PASSENGER OUR ENGINE IS OUT AND
WE WILL BE MAKING AN OFF FIELD LANDING. SEARCHING FOR SOUTHWARD FACING OPEN FIELDS, I LOCATE
MY LANDING SPOT AND BEGIN TO CIRCLE OVER THE FIELD. AT 500' I CROSS FARM ROAD 1774 AND PREPARE
FOR FINAL LANDING IN THE FIELD I HAVE SELECTED. I FLY OVER THE HAY FIELD, CLEAR THE FENCE, AND TOUCH
DOWN IN THE COW PASTURE. AS THE WHEELS TOUCH DOWN, THE PROP STOPS WIND MILLING AND I APPLY
BRAKES TO PREVENT A COLLISION WITH THE NEXT FENCE. ONCE THE PLANE IS STOPPED I INSTRUCT MY
PASSENGER TO GET OUT OF THE PLANE AND MEET ME AT OUR RENDEZVOUS POINT BEHIND THE TAIL, POWER
OFF RADIOS, MAGNETOS, AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL. IT IS 7:18 PM CT
I ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE AIRPLANE. THE ENGINE STARTS AND
RUNS FOR 1 MINUTE, BUT SHORTLY DIES THEREAFTER. WITH THE SUN STARTING TO MOVE LOWER IN THE SKY,
MY PASSENGER AND I BEGIN WALKING TO FIND THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE OWNERS ARRIVE, THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE SENDS TWO DEPUTIES TO ASSESS THE SITUATION, AND THE FAA IS CONTACTED. NO DAMAGE TO ANY
PERSONS, PROPERTY, OR THE AIRPLANE ARE SUSTAINED.