Precautionary landing on highway when engine misses.

Attributes
ACN	210066
Time
Date	199205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cnm
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3300 msl bound upper : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 279
ASRS Report	210066
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Precautionary landing. The engine missed and I suspected fuel. Rather than taking a chance of returning to an airport, I landed on highway 222 in NM. I never lost power of the engine. There was 1 on board, no passenger. There was no damage to the aircraft or anything. No evasive action required. I have no way of knowing how much fuel was left, as the engine did not stop. I feel fuel was siphoned out quicker than expected or calculated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRECAUTIONARY LNDG ON HWY WHEN ENG MISSES.

Narrative: PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. THE ENG MISSED AND I SUSPECTED FUEL. RATHER THAN TAKING A CHANCE OF RETURNING TO AN ARPT, I LANDED ON HWY 222 IN NM. I NEVER LOST PWR OF THE ENG. THERE WAS 1 ON BOARD, NO PAX. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT OR ANYTHING. NO EVASIVE ACTION REQUIRED. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MUCH FUEL WAS LEFT, AS THE ENG DID NOT STOP. I FEEL FUEL WAS SIPHONED OUT QUICKER THAN EXPECTED OR CALCULATED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.