Pilot reported making a forced landing on a highway after experiencing engine power loss.

Attributes
ACN	1753542
Time
Date	202007
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear
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 Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 85 Flight Crew Total 520 Flight Crew Type 38
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

While enroute the aircraft lost power to the engine. The RPM indicated between 1200-1400; while the manifold [pressure] was between 12 and 13 inches. With no power; [I] was forced to make an emergency landing on [a highway] due to it being the best illuminated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot reported making a forced landing on a highway after experiencing engine power loss.

Narrative: While enroute the aircraft lost power to the engine. The RPM indicated between 1200-1400; while the manifold [pressure] was between 12 and 13 inches. With no power; [I] was forced to make an emergency landing on [a highway] due to it being the best illuminated.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.