Forced landing due to loss of oil.

Attributes
ACN	309196
Time
Date	199506
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : i32
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 1400 flight time type : 145
ASRS Report	309196
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
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	faa : investigated other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

At 10 mi west of moorhead, ky, had no oil pressure. GPS indicated farmer airport I32, moorhead, ky to be nearest airport. Pilot was able to return but at approximately 5 mi out the engine shuddered -- the airport was 2500 ft in length -- the south area of airport was mountains, the approach end of airport (runway 23) was a tall hill with tall trees. Pilot was able to land but unable to come to a full stop before skidding onto low grass with a heavy dew. The plane skidded across the grass and stopped with nose partially on the back porch of mobile home. No injuries. Was the second time the mobile home had been hit by airplane. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was flying a '59 comanche which was damaged to the extent that the insurance company 'totalled' it because of its age. She does not know how the FAA classified this occurrence. There was an instructor in the aircraft. The reporter says that 'she was no help' in this situation. The cause of the oil loss was a 'disintegrated piston.' the reporter believes that 'GPS saved her life' as it found the only available airport in a hilly, wooded area. The mobile home suffered very little damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FORCED LNDG DUE TO LOSS OF OIL.

Narrative: AT 10 MI W OF MOORHEAD, KY, HAD NO OIL PRESSURE. GPS INDICATED FARMER ARPT I32, MOORHEAD, KY TO BE NEAREST ARPT. PLT WAS ABLE TO RETURN BUT AT APPROX 5 MI OUT THE ENG SHUDDERED -- THE ARPT WAS 2500 FT IN LENGTH -- THE S AREA OF ARPT WAS MOUNTAINS, THE APCH END OF ARPT (RWY 23) WAS A TALL HILL WITH TALL TREES. PLT WAS ABLE TO LAND BUT UNABLE TO COME TO A FULL STOP BEFORE SKIDDING ONTO LOW GRASS WITH A HVY DEW. THE PLANE SKIDDED ACROSS THE GRASS AND STOPPED WITH NOSE PARTIALLY ON THE BACK PORCH OF MOBILE HOME. NO INJURIES. WAS THE SECOND TIME THE MOBILE HOME HAD BEEN HIT BY AIRPLANE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS FLYING A '59 COMANCHE WHICH WAS DAMAGED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY 'TOTALLED' IT BECAUSE OF ITS AGE. SHE DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE FAA CLASSIFIED THIS OCCURRENCE. THERE WAS AN INSTRUCTOR IN THE ACFT. THE RPTR SAYS THAT 'SHE WAS NO HELP' IN THIS SIT. THE CAUSE OF THE OIL LOSS WAS A 'DISINTEGRATED PISTON.' THE RPTR BELIEVES THAT 'GPS SAVED HER LIFE' AS IT FOUND THE ONLY AVAILABLE ARPT IN A HILLY, WOODED AREA. THE MOBILE HOME SUFFERED VERY LITTLE DAMAGE.

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.