A C210T pilot lost power and elected to land on a road. No damage or injuries.

Attributes
ACN	843520
Time
Date	200907
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Descent Initial Approach
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 2330 Flight Crew Type 720
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Approximately 4NM northeast of the airport engine lost power. Turned on auxiliary pump on low and then high and achieved momentary power but the engine would not produce enough power to make it back to the airport. Found a 2 lane road; and elected to land on the road. No damage to the aircraft or anything else.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C210T pilot lost power and elected to land on a road. No damage or injuries.

Narrative: Approximately 4NM NE of the airport engine lost power. Turned on AUX pump on low and then high and achieved momentary power but the engine would not produce enough power to make it back to the airport. Found a 2 lane road; and elected to land on the road. No damage to the aircraft or anything else.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.