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BE36 pilot experienced complete engine failure during descent to 10000 ft and landed safely on a state highway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 876957 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201002 |
| 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 | Bonanza 36 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 1485 Flight Crew Type 600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I received clearance with pilot discretion from 11;500 to descend and maintain 10;000 enroute for destination after departing VFR 50 minutes earlier. A few minutes after receiving my clearance; I had a total engine failure. I declared an emergency with the same controller. Luckily I landed with no injury or aircraft damage on a rural highway. I had smoke in the cockpit and difficulty seeing. I did not change my transponder to the emergency code; or change the frequency to the emergency frequency; or close my flight plan. I attribute the deviation from standard operating procedures to a very challenging situation managing a complete engine failure and executing a forced landing. I was told by the highway patrol that their dispatch was talking with ATC; and that ATC had been made aware by the highway patrol that there were neither any injuries or damage to the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE36 pilot experienced complete engine failure during descent to 10000 FT and landed safely on a state highway.
Narrative: I received clearance with pilot discretion from 11;500 to descend and maintain 10;000 enroute for destination after departing VFR 50 minutes earlier. A few minutes after receiving my clearance; I had a total engine failure. I declared an emergency with the same controller. Luckily I landed with no injury or aircraft damage on a rural highway. I had smoke in the cockpit and difficulty seeing. I did not change my transponder to the emergency code; or change the frequency to the emergency frequency; or close my flight plan. I attribute the deviation from standard operating procedures to a very challenging situation managing a complete engine failure and executing a forced landing. I was told by the Highway Patrol that their dispatch was talking with ATC; and that ATC had been made aware by the Highway Patrol that there were neither any injuries or damage to 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.