Engine of rented aircraft failed at 1000 AGL. Successful off airport landing on highway.

Attributes
ACN	185599
Time
Date	199108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : y12
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	185599
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I rented an small aircraft from an FBO at airlake airport, lakeville, mn. About 15 min into flight engine failed. Landed on interstate 35 west with traffic. Engine failed approximately 1000 ft AGL. Dead engine at 1000 ft, landed uneventfully. No damage to aircraft and no injuries to the 2 individuals aboard. No motorists were ever in danger. Traffic was light and all motorists saw the aircraft coming down. Suspect fuel contamination starvation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG OF RENTED ACFT FAILED AT 1000 AGL. SUCCESSFUL OFF ARPT LNDG ON HIGHWAY.

Narrative: I RENTED AN SMA FROM AN FBO AT AIRLAKE ARPT, LAKEVILLE, MN. ABOUT 15 MIN INTO FLT ENG FAILED. LANDED ON INTERSTATE 35 W WITH TFC. ENG FAILED APPROX 1000 FT AGL. DEAD ENG AT 1000 FT, LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE 2 INDIVIDUALS ABOARD. NO MOTORISTS WERE EVER IN DANGER. TFC WAS LIGHT AND ALL MOTORISTS SAW THE ACFT COMING DOWN. SUSPECT FUEL CONTAMINATION STARVATION.

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