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A single engine small aircraft pilot made a dead stick landing on a road near roa after his engine quit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 617424 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : w90.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : roa.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20.7 flight time total : 323 flight time type : 162.6 |
| ASRS Report | 617424 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Engine overheated 20 mi east of roa. Nearest was W90 at 14 KM. Topped on road with no power lines. Dead-end road. Got off side and stopped. Nose down in ditch.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SINGLE ENG SMA PLT MADE A DEAD STICK LNDG ON A ROAD NEAR ROA AFTER HIS ENG QUIT.
Narrative: ENG OVERHEATED 20 MI E OF ROA. NEAREST WAS W90 AT 14 KM. TOPPED ON ROAD WITH NO PWR LINES. DEAD-END ROAD. GOT OFF SIDE AND STOPPED. NOSE DOWN IN DITCH.
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.