 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Loss of oil pressure in aircraft equipment problem causes small aircraft pilot to make an emergency forced landing in his newly acquired float plane.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 188581 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : jfk |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 4025 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 188581 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Purchased aircraft sep/xx/91, oneida lake, ny, float plane, destination long island. Flying at 1000 ft, 15 mi south of jfk over the atlantic ocean when I noticed the engine's oil pressure starting to drop to 10 pounds psi. I turned north to the closest land. At 5 mi from jfk the oil pressure dropped to '0' psi. I descended to 100 ft when I reached the inland waterway and continued east over the water at 100 ft until I found a safe landing area in the great south bay. This aircraft does not have an electrical system and no radios were aboard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE IN ACFT EQUIP PROBLEM CAUSES SMA PLT TO MAKE AN EMER FORCED LNDG IN HIS NEWLY ACQUIRED FLOAT PLANE.
Narrative: PURCHASED ACFT SEP/XX/91, ONEIDA LAKE, NY, FLOAT PLANE, DEST LONG ISLAND. FLYING AT 1000 FT, 15 MI S OF JFK OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WHEN I NOTICED THE ENG'S OIL PRESSURE STARTING TO DROP TO 10 POUNDS PSI. I TURNED N TO THE CLOSEST LAND. AT 5 MI FROM JFK THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO '0' PSI. I DSNDED TO 100 FT WHEN I REACHED THE INLAND WATERWAY AND CONTINUED E OVER THE WATER AT 100 FT UNTIL I FOUND A SAFE LNDG AREA IN THE GREAT S BAY. THIS ACFT DOES NOT HAVE AN ELECTRICAL SYS AND NO RADIOS WERE ABOARD.
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.