Small aircraft has high oil temperature indication. Divert land.

Attributes
ACN	275217
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bjc
State Reference	CO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : den tower : bjc tower : las
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 557 flight time type : 95
ASRS Report	275217
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On a pleasure flight, while radar vectored by den approach, noticed high engine oil temperature approaching redline. Requested and received course reversal to bjc. Cleared to land by bjc tower on runway 11L. While preoccupied with monitoring engine performance, I unintentionally lined up on final for runway 11R. This runway is more visible due to recent paving. On short final, I discovered by error and sidestepped to runway 11L and landed without incident. No traffic conflicts were caused. The controller indicated that I was cleared to land on either runway when he saw my situation, and acknowledged no conflicts or problems. How to prevent recurrences: recent experience plus conscious effort to avoid preoccupation with problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA HAS HIGH OIL TEMP INDICATION. DIVERT LAND.

Narrative: ON A PLEASURE FLT, WHILE RADAR VECTORED BY DEN APCH, NOTICED HIGH ENG OIL TEMP APCHING REDLINE. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED COURSE REVERSAL TO BJC. CLRED TO LAND BY BJC TWR ON RWY 11L. WHILE PREOCCUPIED WITH MONITORING ENG PERFORMANCE, I UNINTENTIONALLY LINED UP ON FINAL FOR RWY 11R. THIS RWY IS MORE VISIBLE DUE TO RECENT PAVING. ON SHORT FINAL, I DISCOVERED BY ERROR AND SIDESTEPPED TO RWY 11L AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO TFC CONFLICTS WERE CAUSED. THE CTLR INDICATED THAT I WAS CLRED TO LAND ON EITHER RWY WHEN HE SAW MY SIT, AND ACKNOWLEDGED NO CONFLICTS OR PROBS. HOW TO PREVENT RECURRENCES: RECENT EXPERIENCE PLUS CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO AVOID PREOCCUPATION WITH PROBS.

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.