Pilot of ult made a forced landing on the side of a major freeway after the engine stopped.

Attributes
ACN	212028
Time
Date	199206
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : s03
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Ultralight
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 21
ASRS Report	212028
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Engine stopped. Glided to shoulder of I-5 freeway at 1 mi marker just south of talent on ramp. Landed on shoulder without incident. No immediate traffic. Police and fire department cooperated. No damage to plane, pilot or landscape.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF ULT MADE A FORCED LNDG ON THE SIDE OF A MAJOR FREEWAY AFTER THE ENG STOPPED.

Narrative: ENG STOPPED. GLIDED TO SHOULDER OF I-5 FREEWAY AT 1 MI MARKER JUST S OF TALENT ON RAMP. LANDED ON SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO IMMEDIATE TFC. POLICE AND FIRE DEPT COOPERATED. NO DAMAGE TO PLANE, PLT OR LANDSCAPE.

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.