Private pilot of an sel small aircraft made an off airport forced landing on a road after the engine...

Attributes
ACN	427297
Time
Date	199901
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jms
State Reference	ND
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	descent other landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 180 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	427297
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

The problem occurred when I was descending for the traffic pattern approximately 12 NM north of jamestown. I was about to complete my approach checklist when my engine completely failed. I did not have enough altitude to make it to jamestown, so I established best glide speed and choose to land on a road to my left. Because I did not have enough altitude, I did not have enough time to complete the emergency checklist. I safely landed on the road, avoiding all traffic. On the ground I restarted the engine and found that it would run with the electric fuel pump on. During this time, I was blocking traffic on the narrow road. I asked some people to block the road a couple mi on each side of the aircraft so I could takeoff again. After airborne, I contacted an instructor from my flight school and he said he would follow me. Since he was there I decided to return to grand forks instead of jamestown. I returned safely to grand forks. I was concerned about creating a traffic jam and by departing I violated an far unintentionally. I took off with inoperative equipment without an MEL for my aircraft. I should have remained on the ground and contacted someone for help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SEL SMA MADE AN OFF ARPT FORCED LNDG ON A ROAD AFTER THE ENG QUIT AT A LOW ALT INSUFFICIENT TO MAKE THE DEST ARPT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, BUT THE PLT RESTARTED THE ACFT AND TOOK OFF WITHOUT GETTING A FERRY PERMIT OR A MECH'S FLT RELEASE.

Narrative: THE PROB OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DSNDING FOR THE TFC PATTERN APPROX 12 NM N OF JAMESTOWN. I WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETE MY APCH CHKLIST WHEN MY ENG COMPLETELY FAILED. I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALT TO MAKE IT TO JAMESTOWN, SO I ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE SPD AND CHOOSE TO LAND ON A ROAD TO MY L. BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALT, I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETE THE EMER CHKLIST. I SAFELY LANDED ON THE ROAD, AVOIDING ALL TFC. ON THE GND I RESTARTED THE ENG AND FOUND THAT IT WOULD RUN WITH THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP ON. DURING THIS TIME, I WAS BLOCKING TFC ON THE NARROW ROAD. I ASKED SOME PEOPLE TO BLOCK THE ROAD A COUPLE MI ON EACH SIDE OF THE ACFT SO I COULD TKOF AGAIN. AFTER AIRBORNE, I CONTACTED AN INSTRUCTOR FROM MY FLT SCHOOL AND HE SAID HE WOULD FOLLOW ME. SINCE HE WAS THERE I DECIDED TO RETURN TO GRAND FORKS INSTEAD OF JAMESTOWN. I RETURNED SAFELY TO GRAND FORKS. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CREATING A TFC JAM AND BY DEPARTING I VIOLATED AN FAR UNINTENTIONALLY. I TOOK OFF WITH INOP EQUIP WITHOUT AN MEL FOR MY ACFT. I SHOULD HAVE REMAINED ON THE GND AND CONTACTED SOMEONE FOR HELP.

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.