Atx cargo small transport had dual engine failure and landed on highway.

Attributes
ACN	252526
Time
Date	199309
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jot
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
ASRS Report	252526
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Small transport instrument departure from midway for cps departed, climbed normally on course to 6000 ft, and was handed off to ZAU south departure. Approximately 20 mi southwest of midway airport, the center calls and says small transport must return. After receiving the aircraft, the pilot indicates he is in no difficulty, but must return for 'more work' (freight air taxi). The pilot turns on his own, and cancels IFR. The pilot calls back approximately 5 mins later requesting vectors to the nearest airport. I vectored him to jot airport. He was only 5 mi from it by this time. I lost radar and communication with small transport approximately 1 1/2 mi northeast of jot airport. State police informed ord TRACON that the small transport landed on a road due to dual engine failure. The pilot never communicated a need or problem except the last min request for 'vector to the nearest airport.' I believe the small transport received quality service, but deserved more attention and wish the pilot had shared the information of his impending problem sooner.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX CARGO SMT HAD DUAL ENG FAILURE AND LANDED ON HWY.

Narrative: SMT INST DEP FROM MIDWAY FOR CPS DEPARTED, CLBED NORMALLY ON COURSE TO 6000 FT, AND WAS HANDED OFF TO ZAU S DEP. APPROX 20 MI SW OF MIDWAY ARPT, THE CTR CALLS AND SAYS SMT MUST RETURN. AFTER RECEIVING THE ACFT, THE PLT INDICATES HE IS IN NO DIFFICULTY, BUT MUST RETURN FOR 'MORE WORK' (FREIGHT AIR TAXI). THE PLT TURNS ON HIS OWN, AND CANCELS IFR. THE PLT CALLS BACK APPROX 5 MINS LATER REQUESTING VECTORS TO THE NEAREST ARPT. I VECTORED HIM TO JOT ARPT. HE WAS ONLY 5 MI FROM IT BY THIS TIME. I LOST RADAR AND COM WITH SMT APPROX 1 1/2 MI NE OF JOT ARPT. STATE POLICE INFORMED ORD TRACON THAT THE SMT LANDED ON A ROAD DUE TO DUAL ENG FAILURE. THE PLT NEVER COMMUNICATED A NEED OR PROB EXCEPT THE LAST MIN REQUEST FOR 'VECTOR TO THE NEAREST ARPT.' I BELIEVE THE SMT RECEIVED QUALITY SVC, BUT DESERVED MORE ATTN AND WISH THE PLT HAD SHARED THE INFO OF HIS IMPENDING PROB SOONER.

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.