An emergency landing incident.

Attributes
ACN	219908
Time
Date	199208
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oly
State Reference	NE
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1443 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jvl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 125 flight time type : 90
ASRS Report	219908
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Experienced loss of oil pressure followed shortly by loss of power, rough running of engine and smoke. I initiated emergency procedures and continued my approach to columbus, which was my original destination. The engine ran long enough to allow me to reach the columbus airport although it was barely turning over when I touched down. At this time I can only speculate as to the cause of the failure. The sleeve which fits into the block which the oil filler cap screws into had fallen off, the airframe was covered with oil. If this was a cause or a symptom I can only speculate at this time. The FAA inspected the aircraft and feel the cause was oil starvation. They only removed the top cover. No teardown has yet been performed on the engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMER LNDG INCIDENT.

Narrative: EXPERIENCED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY LOSS OF PWR, ROUGH RUNNING OF ENG AND SMOKE. I INITIATED EMER PROCS AND CONTINUED MY APCH TO COLUMBUS, WHICH WAS MY ORIGINAL DEST. THE ENG RAN LONG ENOUGH TO ALLOW ME TO REACH THE COLUMBUS ARPT ALTHOUGH IT WAS BARELY TURNING OVER WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN. AT THIS TIME I CAN ONLY SPECULATE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE SLEEVE WHICH FITS INTO THE BLOCK WHICH THE OIL FILLER CAP SCREWS INTO HAD FALLEN OFF, THE AIRFRAME WAS COVERED WITH OIL. IF THIS WAS A CAUSE OR A SYMPTOM I CAN ONLY SPECULATE AT THIS TIME. THE FAA INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FEEL THE CAUSE WAS OIL STARVATION. THEY ONLY REMOVED THE TOP COVER. NO TEARDOWN HAS YET BEEN PERFORMED ON THE ENG.

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.