A C150 CFI pilot lands on I-5 when his engine fails near vny, ca.

Attributes
ACN	440662
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : whp.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 150
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	440662
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Engine failure on instrument approach to vny. Had to land on interstate 5 in mission hills. Aircraft undamaged and pilot uninjured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C150 CFI PLT LANDS ON I-5 WHEN HIS ENG FAILS NEAR VNY, CA.

Narrative: ENG FAILURE ON INST APCH TO VNY. HAD TO LAND ON INTERSTATE 5 IN MISSION HILLS. ACFT UNDAMAGED AND PLT UNINJURED.

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.