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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Commerce, GA · August 15, 2017

Date: August 15, 2017 · 15:40 local
Place: Commerce, GA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N6641P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,002 total

N6641PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-1763 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On Tuesday August 15, 2017 at approximately 1530 local time a Piper single engine aircraft model PA24-250 comanche made an emergency landing on Georgia highway 441 in Commerce, Georgia.

The pilot stated he was at 6,500 feet in cruise when the engine began to sputter then quit. The pilot was already in contact with air traffic control (ATC) at the time of engine failure and was told jackson county airport was approximately 9 miles away.

The pilot stated that he could not make jackson county airport and decided to land on highway 441. He picked a gap in traffic and landed in the north bound lane and pulled off into the median of the highway.

As the FAA filed it

ON TUESDAY AUGUST 15, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 LOCAL TIME A PIPER SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT MODEL PA24-250 COMANCHE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON GEORGIA HIGHWAY 441 IN COMMERCE, GEORGIA.

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS AT 6,500 FEET IN CRUISE WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER THEN QUIT. THE PILOT WAS ALREADY IN CONTACT WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC) AT THE TIME OF ENGINE FAILURE AND WAS TOLD JACKSON COUNTY AIRPORT WAS APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES AWAY.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE JACKSON COUNTY AIRPORT AND DECIDED TO LAND ON HIGHWAY 441. HE PICKED A GAP IN TRAFFIC AND LANDED IN THE NORTH BOUND LANE AND PULLED OFF INTO THE MEDIAN OF THE HIGHWAY.