Narrative:

I overflew parker and saw that the runway was closed, made a low pass, and was proceeding to lake havasu to land. As I departed northbound I scanned the instruments. I saw that the left engine had suddenly lost oil pressure. I turned around to make precautionary landing. The taxiway at parker was clear of persons and equipment south of the north end of the parking area (over half of the taxiway estimated 2200 ft). I landed without incident well south of any persons or construction. When I landed the electrical contractor was concerned that I had violated a law or regulation. I'm writing to inform you of the events that occurred. We pulled the plane to the parking area and checked the oil, it was ok. Then I removed the cowling and checked the oil filter and fittings and found that my problem was a broken wire connector above the oil filter. I called the prescott FSS and explained the situation to the shift supervisor. He agreed that there was not a problem or violation under the circumstances. I then talked to the sheriff and the crit police. They saw no violation or problem either and if I could repair the problem and depart safely it would be no problem. I went to town and bought a new connector ($0.69) and borrowed a tool to install it. I then called prescott FSS again and talked to clerk who confirmed what supervisor had said earlier, that I was welcome to takeoff and that there was no problem or violation. He suggested that when I was ready to depart that I ask the contractor working on the airport to move his men and equipment to a safe distance. I had made other arrangements for my passenger as a precautionary measure and decided to wait till all of the workers had gone home to avoid any conflict. I returned later after everyone had gone home and paced off the north end of the taxiway. There was more than enough for a safe takeoff (1200 ft plus or minus). There were some potholes that had been cut out for repair east of the centerline but they presented no hazard. I departed without incident. Supplemental information from acn 258299: there were no closed markings on the taxiway and no workers south of the north parking area. I made this decision on the basis that earlier this yr when work was being done on the bullhead airport that was the common practice. If I thought it would be any kind of a hazard or violation I certainly would not have landed there and could have proceeded elsewhere.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LANDED ON TXWY WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE ACCOUNT RWY CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION.

Narrative: I OVERFLEW PARKER AND SAW THAT THE RWY WAS CLOSED, MADE A LOW PASS, AND WAS PROCEEDING TO LAKE HAVASU TO LAND. AS I DEPARTED NBOUND I SCANNED THE INSTS. I SAW THAT THE L ENG HAD SUDDENLY LOST OIL PRESSURE. I TURNED AROUND TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG. THE TXWY AT PARKER WAS CLR OF PERSONS AND EQUIP S OF THE N END OF THE PARKING AREA (OVER HALF OF THE TXWY ESTIMATED 2200 FT). I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WELL S OF ANY PERSONS OR CONSTRUCTION. WHEN I LANDED THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR WAS CONCERNED THAT I HAD VIOLATED A LAW OR REG. I'M WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED. WE PULLED THE PLANE TO THE PARKING AREA AND CHKED THE OIL, IT WAS OK. THEN I REMOVED THE COWLING AND CHKED THE OIL FILTER AND FITTINGS AND FOUND THAT MY PROB WAS A BROKEN WIRE CONNECTOR ABOVE THE OIL FILTER. I CALLED THE PRESCOTT FSS AND EXPLAINED THE SIT TO THE SHIFT SUPVR. HE AGREED THAT THERE WAS NOT A PROB OR VIOLATION UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. I THEN TALKED TO THE SHERIFF AND THE CRIT POLICE. THEY SAW NO VIOLATION OR PROB EITHER AND IF I COULD REPAIR THE PROB AND DEPART SAFELY IT WOULD BE NO PROB. I WENT TO TOWN AND BOUGHT A NEW CONNECTOR ($0.69) AND BORROWED A TOOL TO INSTALL IT. I THEN CALLED PRESCOTT FSS AGAIN AND TALKED TO CLERK WHO CONFIRMED WHAT SUPVR HAD SAID EARLIER, THAT I WAS WELCOME TO TKOF AND THAT THERE WAS NO PROB OR VIOLATION. HE SUGGESTED THAT WHEN I WAS READY TO DEPART THAT I ASK THE CONTRACTOR WORKING ON THE ARPT TO MOVE HIS MEN AND EQUIP TO A SAFE DISTANCE. I HAD MADE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR MY PAX AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE AND DECIDED TO WAIT TILL ALL OF THE WORKERS HAD GONE HOME TO AVOID ANY CONFLICT. I RETURNED LATER AFTER EVERYONE HAD GONE HOME AND PACED OFF THE N END OF THE TXWY. THERE WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR A SAFE TKOF (1200 FT PLUS OR MINUS). THERE WERE SOME POTHOLES THAT HAD BEEN CUT OUT FOR REPAIR E OF THE CTRLINE BUT THEY PRESENTED NO HAZARD. I DEPARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 258299: THERE WERE NO CLOSED MARKINGS ON THE TXWY AND NO WORKERS S OF THE N PARKING AREA. I MADE THIS DECISION ON THE BASIS THAT EARLIER THIS YR WHEN WORK WAS BEING DONE ON THE BULLHEAD ARPT THAT WAS THE COMMON PRACTICE. IF I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ANY KIND OF A HAZARD OR VIOLATION I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE LANDED THERE AND COULD HAVE PROCEEDED ELSEWHERE.

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.