A C172's engine failed while cruising at 3;500 ft so the pilot; in contact with a TRACON; was turned over to a nearby tower where a safe landing was completed.

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Attributes
ACN	1077525
Time
Date	201303
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Total 16000 Flight Crew Type 1100
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

At cruise altitude of 3;500 ft on a VFR flight; the engine failed. I immediately informed TRACON who turned me over to a nearby tower and I landed on runway X. This action was the safest course of action at that moment in time. Aside of the engine failing; there was no damage to property or injury to anyone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172's engine failed while cruising at 3;500 FT so the pilot; in contact with a TRACON; was turned over to a nearby Tower where a safe landing was completed.

Narrative: At cruise altitude of 3;500 FT on a VFR flight; the engine failed. I immediately informed TRACON who turned me over to a nearby Tower and I landed on Runway X. This action was the safest course of action at that moment in time. Aside of the engine failing; there was no damage to property or injury to anyone.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.