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A PA-24 pilot landed on a road short of the airport of intended landing when the engine failed. Two hours of fuel remained.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 854762 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-24 Comanche |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 15700 Flight Crew Type 50 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was on 3 mile final to land. Engine suddenly stopped and I was unable to restart the engine even though 2 hours of fuel were onboard. I made an emergency landing on a road. There was no damage to the aircraft or injuries to the inhabitants of the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-24 pilot landed on a road short of the airport of intended landing when the engine failed. Two hours of fuel remained.
Narrative: I was on 3 mile final to land. Engine suddenly stopped and I was unable to restart the engine even though 2 hours of fuel were onboard. I made an emergency landing on a road. There was no damage to the aircraft or injuries to the inhabitants of the aircraft.
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.