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The reporter would not defer to the request of the TRACON to voluntarily defer to a low fuel aircraft because of low oil pressure on his engine and deteriorating WX.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 323997 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bdr |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 76 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 1675 |
| ASRS Report | 323997 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Ny approach control (Z) was vectoring me for a VOR approach to runway 29 at bdr. ATIS was 2400 ft and winds around 300 degrees at 15 KTS. Temperature 20 degrees. Then ATIS changed to 3/4 mi visibility in blowing snow. ZNY asked me how much fuel I had, I said 2 hours. ZNY said they would be taking me out of sequence for an aircraft that was low on fuel. I responded, negative I had low oil pressure. ZNY asked if I was declaring an emergency and I responded, negative. ZNY cleared me for the VOR runway 29 approach and I landed. I had airport in sight at 5 mi. While being vectored for this approach, my considerations were as follows: 1) low oil pressure. 2) bdr ATIS visibility went from 1 to 3/4 mi. I planned to make a look/see and divert if necessary. I maintained 140 IAS to not delay any aircraft behind me until runway in sight on final. 3) I had been flying in snow from south of jfk to bdr with westerly winds to plus or minus 30 KTS and did not want to divert with 2 hours fuel into headwinds and unknown field conditions from the snow storm a few days previous. I figured I would have to divert to the southwest. 4) WX forecasts for this flight to bdr were for light snow flurries, temperatures in the 20's. I expected no icing problems and had none. After landing I requested to taxi to FBO. Tower told me to park at the main terminal, someone wanted to talk to me. I did so and the fire trucks were there and the fireman wanted my name, address, certificate number, etc. I complied. 10-15 mins after I had parked at the gate a light twin amphibian parked beside me. I assumed it to be the aircraft who had the low fuel. I did not talk to anyone else and taxied to the FBO on the other side of the airport. Why couldn't they have talked to me there? I don't feel I delayed the aircraft behind me with low fuel. I never heard him on the ny approach control frequency I was on. My guess is he was 10-15 mins behind me. The next day I had an a&P check oil pressure problem. Quantity was at 3 quarts and there was an oil leak.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR WOULD NOT DEFER TO THE REQUEST OF THE TRACON TO VOLUNTARILY DEFER TO A LOW FUEL ACFT BECAUSE OF LOW OIL PRESSURE ON HIS ENG AND DETERIORATING WX.
Narrative: NY APCH CTL (Z) WAS VECTORING ME FOR A VOR APCH TO RWY 29 AT BDR. ATIS WAS 2400 FT AND WINDS AROUND 300 DEGS AT 15 KTS. TEMP 20 DEGS. THEN ATIS CHANGED TO 3/4 MI VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. ZNY ASKED ME HOW MUCH FUEL I HAD, I SAID 2 HRS. ZNY SAID THEY WOULD BE TAKING ME OUT OF SEQUENCE FOR AN ACFT THAT WAS LOW ON FUEL. I RESPONDED, NEGATIVE I HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE. ZNY ASKED IF I WAS DECLARING AN EMER AND I RESPONDED, NEGATIVE. ZNY CLRED ME FOR THE VOR RWY 29 APCH AND I LANDED. I HAD ARPT IN SIGHT AT 5 MI. WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR THIS APCH, MY CONSIDERATIONS WERE AS FOLLOWS: 1) LOW OIL PRESSURE. 2) BDR ATIS VISIBILITY WENT FROM 1 TO 3/4 MI. I PLANNED TO MAKE A LOOK/SEE AND DIVERT IF NECESSARY. I MAINTAINED 140 IAS TO NOT DELAY ANY ACFT BEHIND ME UNTIL RWY IN SIGHT ON FINAL. 3) I HAD BEEN FLYING IN SNOW FROM S OF JFK TO BDR WITH WESTERLY WINDS TO PLUS OR MINUS 30 KTS AND DID NOT WANT TO DIVERT WITH 2 HRS FUEL INTO HEADWINDS AND UNKNOWN FIELD CONDITIONS FROM THE SNOW STORM A FEW DAYS PREVIOUS. I FIGURED I WOULD HAVE TO DIVERT TO THE SW. 4) WX FORECASTS FOR THIS FLT TO BDR WERE FOR LIGHT SNOW FLURRIES, TEMPS IN THE 20'S. I EXPECTED NO ICING PROBS AND HAD NONE. AFTER LNDG I REQUESTED TO TAXI TO FBO. TWR TOLD ME TO PARK AT THE MAIN TERMINAL, SOMEONE WANTED TO TALK TO ME. I DID SO AND THE FIRE TRUCKS WERE THERE AND THE FIREMAN WANTED MY NAME, ADDRESS, CERTIFICATE NUMBER, ETC. I COMPLIED. 10-15 MINS AFTER I HAD PARKED AT THE GATE A LIGHT TWIN AMPHIBIAN PARKED BESIDE ME. I ASSUMED IT TO BE THE ACFT WHO HAD THE LOW FUEL. I DID NOT TALK TO ANYONE ELSE AND TAXIED TO THE FBO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARPT. WHY COULDN'T THEY HAVE TALKED TO ME THERE? I DON'T FEEL I DELAYED THE ACFT BEHIND ME WITH LOW FUEL. I NEVER HEARD HIM ON THE NY APCH CTL FREQ I WAS ON. MY GUESS IS HE WAS 10-15 MINS BEHIND ME. THE NEXT DAY I HAD AN A&P CHK OIL PRESSURE PROB. QUANTITY WAS AT 3 QUARTS AND THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK.
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.