An small aircraft landed on a road after the engine quit.

Attributes
ACN	219375
Time
Date	199208
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bge
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	219375
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

While at cruise at 1000 ft AGL, the engine quit. Changing fuel selector position, pumping the throttle, pumping the primer, all had no effect. The only landing spot was the paved road in front of the country club. The landing was made without incident. Investigation by a mechanic determined the fuel valve selector was 180 degrees off. The problem was corrected and the aircraft was flown out without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA LANDED ON A ROAD AFTER THE ENG QUIT.

Narrative: WHILE AT CRUISE AT 1000 FT AGL, THE ENG QUIT. CHANGING FUEL SELECTOR POS, PUMPING THE THROTTLE, PUMPING THE PRIMER, ALL HAD NO EFFECT. THE ONLY LNDG SPOT WAS THE PAVED ROAD IN FRONT OF THE COUNTRY CLUB. THE LNDG WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION BY A MECH DETERMINED THE FUEL VALVE SELECTOR WAS 180 DEGS OFF. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AND THE ACFT WAS FLOWN OUT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.