C150 student pilot makes emergency landing on interstate after engine quits in traffic pattern.

Attributes
ACN	781584
Time
Date	200804
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31.9 flight time total : 31.9 flight time type : 31.9
ASRS Report	781584
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I was completing a cross country flight for my private pilot's license. When entering the downwind approach for runway xx at ZZZ; the plane's engine died at 1000 ft above the field. I had to make an emergency landing on the interstate's sbound lane near the airport. While landing on the interstate; the plane struck a mi marker causing damage to the right wing. The plane acted like it was out of fuel; but I still had 45 mins of fuel remaining on the engine time clock and the fuel tanks still had 4 gallons of fuel left in the tanks after I had landed on the interstate. The plane was moved off the road as much as possible until the auths came and then the plane was fueled and taxied to the airport from the interstate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 STUDENT PILOT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING ON INTERSTATE AFTER ENGINE QUITS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.

Narrative: I WAS COMPLETING A XCOUNTRY FLT FOR MY PVT PLT'S LICENSE. WHEN ENTERING THE DOWNWIND APCH FOR RWY XX AT ZZZ; THE PLANE'S ENG DIED AT 1000 FT ABOVE THE FIELD. I HAD TO MAKE AN EMER LNDG ON THE INTERSTATE'S SBOUND LANE NEAR THE ARPT. WHILE LNDG ON THE INTERSTATE; THE PLANE STRUCK A MI MARKER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE R WING. THE PLANE ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL; BUT I STILL HAD 45 MINS OF FUEL REMAINING ON THE ENG TIME CLOCK AND THE FUEL TANKS STILL HAD 4 GALLONS OF FUEL LEFT IN THE TANKS AFTER I HAD LANDED ON THE INTERSTATE. THE PLANE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROAD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE UNTIL THE AUTHS CAME AND THEN THE PLANE WAS FUELED AND TAXIED TO THE ARPT FROM THE INTERSTATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.