What happened
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privacy data omitted Was on a cross-country flight from apple valley airport (kapv) to riverside municipal airport (kral) with 4 persons onboard. At approximately 1000 local time, while southeast bound in the cajon pass at approximately 1500 ft AGL over interstate highway 15, the aircraft suffered a complete loss of power. The PIC was able to successfully land the aircraft on a two lane road paralelling the interstate highway. The pilot and three passengers were uninjured and the aircraft suffered no damage.
The PIC (a relatively new airman who held his airman certificate for only four months prior to the incident) should be commended along with his cfi's. high terrain in the cajon pass, prevented the PIC from contacting socal TRACON. To expedite getting first responders to the off-airport landing site, the PIC contacted his mother via cellphone and requested she contact 911. The PIC, wisely, already had his phone on his kneeboard turned to his emergency contacts page to facilitate an emergency call.
The PIC also chose a route and flight altitude that would facilitate an emergency landing if required. The pic's skill making an emergency landing enabled him to avoid multiple power lines and wires near his landing site.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM APPLE VALLEY AIRPORT (KAPV) TO RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KRAL) WITH 4 PERSONS ONBOARD. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 LOCAL TIME, WHILE SOUTHEAST BOUND IN THE CAJON PASS AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT AGL OVER INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 15, THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON A TWO LANE ROAD PARALELLING THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED NO DAMAGE.
THE PIC (A RELATIVELY NEW AIRMAN WHO HELD HIS AIRMAN CERTIFICATE FOR ONLY FOUR MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT) SHOULD BE COMMENDED ALONG WITH HIS CFI'S. HIGH TERRAIN IN THE CAJON PASS, PREVENTED THE PIC FROM CONTACTING SOCAL TRACON. TO EXPEDITE GETTING FIRST RESPONDERS TO THE OFF-AIRPORT LANDING SITE, THE PIC CONTACTED HIS MOTHER VIA CELLPHONE AND REQUESTED SHE CONTACT 911. THE PIC, WISELY, ALREADY HAD HIS PHONE ON HIS KNEEBOARD TURNED TO HIS EMERGENCY CONTACTS PAGE TO FACILITATE AN EMERGENCY CALL.
THE PIC ALSO CHOSE A ROUTE AND FLIGHT ALTITUDE THAT WOULD FACILITATE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IF REQUIRED. THE PIC'S SKILL MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ENABLED HIM TO AVOID MULTIPLE POWER LINES AND WIRES NEAR HIS LANDING SITE.
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