Engine out at night

[SixPapaCharlie]

Studying for commercial while waiting for the ink to dry on my IR cert and there's a question about what to do if the engine quits at night.

The recommendation is land in an unlit area.
I would think one would want to opt for a road versus a black hole.

Why would I choose an unlit area versus a road? I would imagine taking my chances with power lines would be better odds than tree trunks that I can't see.

What say the POAnut Gallery?

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

And the stats don’t include hours flown at night vs day.

To some extent corrected by looking at the fraction of accidents which are fatal.

Admittedly there could be a greater likelihood of an accident at night. But presumably that doesn’t affect things like an engine out very much.