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Pilot of small transport shut down 1 engine and executed a return land after shutting down engine due to loss of oil and dropping oil pressure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 282334 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199409 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : m26 |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zme |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 32 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 488 |
| ASRS Report | 282334 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Departed tupelo, ms, at about PM30 IFR to int. We had reached about 8000 ft when we noticed the oil pressure on the right engine to be dropping. We shined a light on it and saw oil was streaming from it. Knowing it would not run long without oil, we elected to shut it down. We immediately notified ZME of our problem and asked for directions to the nearest airport. They told us that red bay, al, was 12 O'clock and 4 mi. Runway was 2300 ft long. We immediately began a descent for red bay and after arriving, we felt landing on 2300 ft at night and only 1 engine was not the right decision. We felt we had everything under control and a return to tupelo was our best option. We landed at tupelo without event. We found the oil dipstick was not secure in the dipstick tube. The next morning we had a mechanic remove the cowling, drain the remaining oil from it. We got 5 quarts from it. We cleaned it up, refilled with new oil, ran it and found no problems. We resumed our flight to int and arrived without further event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMT SHUT DOWN 1 ENG AND EXECUTED A RETURN LAND AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ENG DUE TO LOSS OF OIL AND DROPPING OIL PRESSURE.
Narrative: DEPARTED TUPELO, MS, AT ABOUT PM30 IFR TO INT. WE HAD REACHED ABOUT 8000 FT WHEN WE NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE ON THE R ENG TO BE DROPPING. WE SHINED A LIGHT ON IT AND SAW OIL WAS STREAMING FROM IT. KNOWING IT WOULD NOT RUN LONG WITHOUT OIL, WE ELECTED TO SHUT IT DOWN. WE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED ZME OF OUR PROB AND ASKED FOR DIRECTIONS TO THE NEAREST ARPT. THEY TOLD US THAT RED BAY, AL, WAS 12 O'CLOCK AND 4 MI. RWY WAS 2300 FT LONG. WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A DSCNT FOR RED BAY AND AFTER ARRIVING, WE FELT LNDG ON 2300 FT AT NIGHT AND ONLY 1 ENG WAS NOT THE RIGHT DECISION. WE FELT WE HAD EVERYTHING UNDER CTL AND A RETURN TO TUPELO WAS OUR BEST OPTION. WE LANDED AT TUPELO WITHOUT EVENT. WE FOUND THE OIL DIPSTICK WAS NOT SECURE IN THE DIPSTICK TUBE. THE NEXT MORNING WE HAD A MECH REMOVE THE COWLING, DRAIN THE REMAINING OIL FROM IT. WE GOT 5 QUARTS FROM IT. WE CLEANED IT UP, REFILLED WITH NEW OIL, RAN IT AND FOUND NO PROBS. WE RESUMED OUR FLT TO INT AND ARRIVED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT.
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.