Pilot of small transport twin distracted by oil temperature and pressure problem entered lower level...

Attributes
ACN	178567
Time
Date	199105
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1900 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	178567
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had an engine overtemp of oil pressure 28 pswi low inbound. Landed, checked engine. No foreign material in cowling. Flap open and normal. Quantity 12 qts. Suspected oil cooler. This is a factory repair with only 25 hours. Received VFR clearance, 2000', 300 degree heading, squawk. Took off 31R on heading to 300 degrees. Leveled at 2000'. Told to go to departure and stay clear of TCA. Traffic heavy piston 10 O'clock. Busy radio traffic. No contact on traffic and engine oil pressure started down and temperature up. I contacted departure as soon as radio traffic permitted and reported with him. He asked what my altitude was. I reported 2000' level. He told me I was in TCA and to descend immediately to 1900'. I slipped immediately to 1900' and reported level at 1900'. I did not think I had proceeded into 1900' ring of TCA and had a potentially serious engine problem. Controller asked for my destination. I advised huntley, il. I understand how busy the control people are, but they are of little help. No words like, '1900' ring 1 mi,' or anything to help you. Just look for traffic that is not really in your path and too bad, bud. Attitude is bad at many airports. Rfd very bad. Pwk very good.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMT TWIN DISTRACTED BY OIL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE PROBLEM ENTERED LOWER LEVEL OF ORD TCA.

Narrative: I HAD AN ENG OVERTEMP OF OIL PRESSURE 28 PSWI LOW INBND. LANDED, CHKED ENG. NO FOREIGN MATERIAL IN COWLING. FLAP OPEN AND NORMAL. QUANTITY 12 QTS. SUSPECTED OIL COOLER. THIS IS A FACTORY REPAIR WITH ONLY 25 HRS. RECEIVED VFR CLRNC, 2000', 300 DEG HDG, SQUAWK. TOOK OFF 31R ON HDG TO 300 DEGS. LEVELED AT 2000'. TOLD TO GO TO DEP AND STAY CLR OF TCA. TFC HEAVY PISTON 10 O'CLOCK. BUSY RADIO TFC. NO CONTACT ON TFC AND ENG OIL PRESSURE STARTED DOWN AND TEMP UP. I CONTACTED DEP AS SOON AS RADIO TFC PERMITTED AND RPTED WITH HIM. HE ASKED WHAT MY ALT WAS. I RPTED 2000' LEVEL. HE TOLD ME I WAS IN TCA AND TO DSND IMMEDIATELY TO 1900'. I SLIPPED IMMEDIATELY TO 1900' AND RPTED LEVEL AT 1900'. I DID NOT THINK I HAD PROCEEDED INTO 1900' RING OF TCA AND HAD A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ENG PROB. CTLR ASKED FOR MY DEST. I ADVISED HUNTLEY, IL. I UNDERSTAND HOW BUSY THE CTL PEOPLE ARE, BUT THEY ARE OF LITTLE HELP. NO WORDS LIKE, '1900' RING 1 MI,' OR ANYTHING TO HELP YOU. JUST LOOK FOR TFC THAT IS NOT REALLY IN YOUR PATH AND TOO BAD, BUD. ATTITUDE IS BAD AT MANY ARPTS. RFD VERY BAD. PWK VERY GOOD.

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.

Pilot of small transport twin distracted by oil temperature and pressure problem entered lower level of ord TCA.