37.2710° N, 79.9414° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 10, 1991 · 22:35 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N50478
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Continental IO360A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine did not respond to application of power on descent to airport. Forced landing on highway.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO APPLICATION OF POWER ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY.