There were 2 situations here: an small aircraft had to return and land because of a loss of oil and ...

Attributes
ACN	220780
Time
Date	199209
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lgb
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : initial landing other other
Route In Use	arrival other departure other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	220780
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On 9/sat/92, I departed long beach airport. On climb out en route about 1500 ft MSL, I noticed a large amount of oil leaking from the side and the top of the engine cowling, then I checked the oil pressure gauge, it was fluctuating between low and normal. To save the engine, I shut it down and feathered and called long beach tower that I was having an engine problem and I needed to land. The tower cleared me to land on runway 25R. After I landed and cleared the runway I contacted ground control and told him that I cannot taxi on one engine (1960 small aircraft is not able to taxi on one engine). The ground replied: no problem shut it down and I will call for someone to help you to parking. At that time, the long beach security arrived, and asked me for my certificate, so I went to baggage compartment to get it from my jacket side pocket, only that my wallet was not in my jacket, I told the officer that I know I had it in my jacket, but I cannot find it. Then I looked in my car's glove compartment and it was not there either. I asked the security officer to wait I will send someone home to look for it, he said I do not have time and very quickly he proceeded to write me a citation. After the officer left, we started to get our things out of the aircraft, I found my wallet on the floor of the aircraft in the baggage compartment. When I got into the aircraft I handed my jack to my girlfriend and told her to hold it. She went ahead and put it in the back of the aircraft, and the wallet must have fallen out of my pocket. Needless to say I was very upset when I landed, and security officer was putting pressure on me to show him my certificate. In actuality my certificate was on board the aircraft, only I was not able to present it to the officer due to the situation. To eliminate this kind of problem from occurring in the future, I will pay very close attention to whereabouts of my certificate when I am flying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THERE WERE 2 SITUATIONS HERE: AN SMA HAD TO RETURN AND LAND BECAUSE OF A LOSS OF OIL AND PRESSURE, AND A SECURITY OFFICER ASKED FOR THE PLT'S CERTIFICATE THAT COULD NOT BE IMMEDIATELY PRODUCED.

Narrative: ON 9/SAT/92, I DEPARTED LONG BEACH ARPT. ON CLBOUT ENRTE ABOUT 1500 FT MSL, I NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM THE SIDE AND THE TOP OF THE ENG COWLING, THEN I CHKED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, IT WAS FLUCTUATING BTWN LOW AND NORMAL. TO SAVE THE ENG, I SHUT IT DOWN AND FEATHERED AND CALLED LONG BEACH TWR THAT I WAS HAVING AN ENG PROBLEM AND I NEEDED TO LAND. THE TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 25R. AFTER I LANDED AND CLRED THE RWY I CONTACTED GND CTL AND TOLD HIM THAT I CANNOT TAXI ON ONE ENG (1960 SMA IS NOT ABLE TO TAXI ON ONE ENG). THE GND REPLIED: NO PROBLEM SHUT IT DOWN AND I WILL CALL FOR SOMEONE TO HELP YOU TO PARKING. AT THAT TIME, THE LONG BEACH SECURITY ARRIVED, AND ASKED ME FOR MY CERTIFICATE, SO I WENT TO BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT TO GET IT FROM MY JACKET SIDE POCKET, ONLY THAT MY WALLET WAS NOT IN MY JACKET, I TOLD THE OFFICER THAT I KNOW I HAD IT IN MY JACKET, BUT I CANNOT FIND IT. THEN I LOOKED IN MY CAR'S GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND IT WAS NOT THERE EITHER. I ASKED THE SECURITY OFFICER TO WAIT I WILL SEND SOMEONE HOME TO LOOK FOR IT, HE SAID I DO NOT HAVE TIME AND VERY QUICKLY HE PROCEEDED TO WRITE ME A CITATION. AFTER THE OFFICER LEFT, WE STARTED TO GET OUR THINGS OUT OF THE ACFT, I FOUND MY WALLET ON THE FLOOR OF THE ACFT IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. WHEN I GOT INTO THE ACFT I HANDED MY JACK TO MY GIRLFRIEND AND TOLD HER TO HOLD IT. SHE WENT AHEAD AND PUT IT IN THE BACK OF THE ACFT, AND THE WALLET MUST HAVE FALLEN OUT OF MY POCKET. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS VERY UPSET WHEN I LANDED, AND SECURITY OFFICER WAS PUTTING PRESSURE ON ME TO SHOW HIM MY CERTIFICATE. IN ACTUALITY MY CERTIFICATE WAS ON BOARD THE ACFT, ONLY I WAS NOT ABLE TO PRESENT IT TO THE OFFICER DUE TO THE SITUATION. TO ELIMINATE THIS KIND OF PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING IN THE FUTURE, I WILL PAY VERY CLOSE ATTN TO WHEREABOUTS OF MY CERTIFICATE WHEN I AM FLYING.

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.

There were 2 situations here: an small aircraft had to return and land because of a loss of oil and pressure, and a security officer asked for the pilot's certificate that could not be immediately produced.