What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On March 24, 1999, about 1844 eastern standard time, a Cessna 150F, N8397G, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, experienced a total loss of engine power on final approach and made a forced landing to an interstate highway. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot and one pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from enterprise, Alabama, about 3 hours 6 minutes before the accident. The pilot stated he departed enterprise at about 1440 central standard time. He climbed to 3,500 feet and was vectored around restricted areas along his route of flight. He climbed to 5,500 feet and cruised at 75 percent power. Upon reaching macon, Georgia, he descended to 3,500 feet, and descended to 2,000 feet when he was instructed to contact Columbia tower. He was being sequenced for landing on runway 29. About 2 miles from the airport the airplane experienced a total loss of engine power. He was provided winds, altimeter, and runway information. He informed the tower that he would be unable to make the airport. A shallow turn was made to the right and a forced landing was made to the shoulder of the interstate. The left main landing gear collided with a steel grate and separated the landing gear. The airplane rotated around the lateral axis to the right, collapsed the nose gear and came to a complete stop. Examination of the fuel tanks by the pilot revealed no fuel was present. (.4) the pilot was about 2 miles from his destination airport wh en he experienced a total loss of engine power. The pilot made a forced landing to a highway, landed on the shoulder, and the landing gear collided with a rain grate. The left main landing gear collided with a rain grate and separated. Visual examination of the left fuel tank revealed it was empty. The right fuel tank contained about 1/2 ounce of fuel. (-23)N8397G, CE-150F, was approximately four miles from the Columbia metropolitan airport, SC, at 2000 feet when the pilot declared to the Columbia tower that the engine stopped running, with the probable cause of fuel starvation. The pilot stated he would not make runway 29 at Columbia and would force land on I-26. The CE-150F landed on I-26 narrowly missing power lines over the road on the approach and bounced on the landing attempt. On landing, the left gear hit a culvert drain and was ripped from the aircraft. The right gear was bent from the hard landing. Both left and right wings were stucturally damaged, I.e., the main spar on both wings were damaged and bent.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON MARCH 24, 1999, ABOUT 1844 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 150F, N8397G, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON FINAL APPROACH AND MADE A FORCED LANDING TO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ENTERPRISE, ALABAMA, ABOUT 3 HOURS 6 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED ENTERPRISE AT ABOUT 1440 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. HE CLIMBED TO 3,500 FEET AND WAS VECTORED AROUND RESTRICTED AREAS ALONG HIS ROUTE OF FLIGHT. HE CLIMBED TO 5,500 FEET AND CRUISED AT 75 PERCENT POWER. UPON REACHING MACON, GEORGIA, HE DESCENDED TO 3,500 FEET, AND DESCENDED TO 2,000 FEET WHEN HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT COLUMBIA TOWER. HE WAS BEING SEQUENCED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 29. ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. HE WAS PROVIDED WINDS, ALTIMETER, AND RUNWAY INFORMATION. HE INFORMED THE TOWER THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE THE AIRPORT. A SHALLOW TURN WAS MADE TO THE RIGHT AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A STEEL GRATE AND SEPARATED THE LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED AROUND THE LATERAL AXIS TO THE RIGHT, COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. EXAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANKS BY THE PILOT REVEALED NO FUEL WAS PRESENT. (.4) THE PILOT WAS ABOUT 2 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT WH EN HE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING TO A HIGHWAY, LANDED ON THE SHOULDER, AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A RAIN GRATE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A RAIN GRATE AND SEPARATED. VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT FUEL TANK REVEALED IT WAS EMPTY. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK CONTAINED ABOUT 1/2 OUNCE OF FUEL. (-23)N8397G, CE-150F, WAS APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES FROM THE COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, SC, AT 2000 FEET WHEN THE PILOT DECLARED TO THE COLUMBIA TOWER THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, WITH THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT STATED HE WOULD NOT MAKE RUNWAY 29 AT COLUMBIA AND WOULD FORCE LAND ON I-26. THE CE-150F LANDED ON I-26 NARROWLY MISSING POWER LINES OVER THE ROAD ON THE APPROACH AND BOUNCED ON THE LANDING ATTEMPT. ON LANDING, THE LEFT GEAR HIT A CULVERT DRAIN AND WAS RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT GEAR WAS BENT FROM THE HARD LANDING. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS WERE STUCTURALLY DAMAGED, I.E., THE MAIN SPAR ON BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED AND BENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.