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Small aircraft pilot flying aircraft first day after annual inspection had to make emergency landing due to rough engine and oil pressure drop.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 149535 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eko |
| State Reference | NV |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5135 msl bound upper : 9500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| ASRS Report | 149535 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
40 mi west of elko eastbound at 9500' MSL, engine began rough running and lowered EPR. 20 mi out of elko, oil pressure went to 10 psi, oil sprayed all over plane, smoke filled cockpit. Power lasted just long enough to make elko. Found primer plug missing from right front cylinder. First day after annual inspection!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT FLYING ACFT FIRST DAY AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY LNDG DUE TO ROUGH ENGINE AND OIL PRESSURE DROP.
Narrative: 40 MI W OF ELKO EBND AT 9500' MSL, ENG BEGAN ROUGH RUNNING AND LOWERED EPR. 20 MI OUT OF ELKO, OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 10 PSI, OIL SPRAYED ALL OVER PLANE, SMOKE FILLED COCKPIT. PWR LASTED JUST LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE ELKO. FOUND PRIMER PLUG MISSING FROM R FRONT CYLINDER. FIRST DAY AFTER ANNUAL INSPECTION!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.