What happened
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(-23) IFR flight plan brooksville, FL to lawrenceville, GA. Instructed to descend from 8000' to 6000' by atlanta approach control. Approaching 6000', the pilot privacy data omitted reported that the engine "quit." He stated that he immediately switched fuel tanks, but the engine did not restart. He requested vectors to the nearest airport. That airport was Macon downtown (mac) and the pilot privacy data omitted realized that he could not reach that field. He determined that the median of interstate highway I-75 was the only area available to him. The pilot privacy data omitted landed the aircraft on the median of I-75 near Macon, GA with gear and flaps retracted. After touchdown, the aircraft drifted to the right, the right wingtip contacted a barrier stanchon breaking the wing spar and initiating a clockwise spin of the aircraft. The nose spinner struck the median barrier, the aircraft continued its rotation and came to a stop when the left wingtip struck a stanchon. After landing, the pilot privacy data omitted shut down all aircraft systems and closed the fuel selector valve. Initial inspection revealed that the left wing fuel tank was empty and the right wing tank was nearly full.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) IFR FLIGHT PLAN BROOKSVILLE, FL TO LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. INSTRUCTED TO DESCEND FROM 8000' TO 6000' BY ATLANTA APPROACH CONTROL. APPROACHING 6000', THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE "QUIT." HE STATED THAT HE IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESTART. HE REQUESTED VECTORS TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THAT AIRPORT WAS MACON DOWNTOWN (MAC) AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT REACH THAT FIELD. HE DETERMINED THAT THE MEDIAN OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-75 WAS THE ONLY AREA AVAILABLE TO HIM. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE MEDIAN OF I-75 NEAR MACON, GA WITH GEAR AND FLAPS RETRACTED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED A BARRIER STANCHON BREAKING THE WING SPAR AND INITIATING A CLOCKWISE SPIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE SPINNER STRUCK THE MEDIAN BARRIER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS ROTATION AND CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK A STANCHON. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SHUT DOWN ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND CLOSED THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT WING TANK WAS NEARLY FULL.
NTSB investigation
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