Priority handling account loss of power and loss of oil.

Attributes
ACN	196186
Time
Date	199112
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : gnv
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 930
ASRS Report	196186
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Required priority handling by ATC for radar vectors to visual approach at gnv. Loss of power, loss of oil caused by #3 cylinder failure. Oil on windshield partially obscured visibility. Landed without further incident. Excellent response by ATC and gnv tower.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRIORITY HANDLING ACCOUNT LOSS OF PWR AND LOSS OF OIL.

Narrative: REQUIRED PRIORITY HANDLING BY ATC FOR RADAR VECTORS TO VISUAL APCH AT GNV. LOSS OF PWR, LOSS OF OIL CAUSED BY #3 CYLINDER FAILURE. OIL ON WINDSHIELD PARTIALLY OBSCURED VISIBILITY. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. EXCELLENT RESPONSE BY ATC AND GNV TWR.

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.