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The pilot of a mooney M20 experienced a gradual engine failure and successfully landed on a highway with minimal damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1081468 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | M-20 E Super 21 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Airway V7 |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 3500 Flight Crew Type 3100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
[I experienced a] gradual engine failure (not catastrophic.) [it appeared similar to] fuel starvation. I landed on highway with minimal damage to the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a Mooney M20 experienced a gradual engine failure and successfully landed on a highway with minimal damage to the aircraft.
Narrative: [I experienced a] gradual engine failure (Not catastrophic.) [It appeared similar to] fuel starvation. I landed on highway with minimal damage to the aircraft.
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.