An small aircraft ferry pilot had to ditch in the pacific at night.

Attributes
ACN	249760
Time
Date	199308
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : other oceanic enroute : pacific
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 69 flight time total : 2824
ASRS Report	249760
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

In sum: an small aircraft ferry pilot attempted a flight from hnl to oak. Ferry tanks were installed giving about 17 hours flying time. Oil was topped up on both engines. The flight was planned for 14 hours flight time on the 'bravo' route. About 6.5 hours after takeoff, the right engine started losing oil pressure and the cylinder head temperature rose. The engine was secured. The coast guard and arinc were notified. The left engine started losing oil and power later and the reporter turned around to intercept a ship 9 hours after takeoff. This was about the same time that the coast guard intercepted the aircraft. About 10 hours after takeoff, the reporter ditched along side a commercial vessel. The aircraft was lost at sea. The reporter was slightly injured and was rescued successfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA FERRY PLT HAD TO DITCH IN THE PACIFIC AT NIGHT.

Narrative: IN SUM: AN SMA FERRY PLT ATTEMPTED A FLT FROM HNL TO OAK. FERRY TANKS WERE INSTALLED GIVING ABOUT 17 HRS FLYING TIME. OIL WAS TOPPED UP ON BOTH ENGS. THE FLT WAS PLANNED FOR 14 HRS FLT TIME ON THE 'BRAVO' RTE. ABOUT 6.5 HRS AFTER TKOF, THE R ENG STARTED LOSING OIL PRESSURE AND THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMP ROSE. THE ENG WAS SECURED. THE COAST GUARD AND ARINC WERE NOTIFIED. THE L ENG STARTED LOSING OIL AND PWR LATER AND THE RPTR TURNED AROUND TO INTERCEPT A SHIP 9 HRS AFTER TKOF. THIS WAS ABOUT THE SAME TIME THAT THE COAST GUARD INTERCEPTED THE ACFT. ABOUT 10 HRS AFTER TKOF, THE RPTR DITCHED ALONG SIDE A COMMERCIAL VESSEL. THE ACFT WAS LOST AT SEA. THE RPTR WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED AND WAS RESCUED SUCCESSFULLY.

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.