C310 pilot returns to L12 after losing 1 engine at 9500 ft south of ral VOR.

Attributes
ACN	404712
Time
Date	199806
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ral
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 9500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	DVR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	404717
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

L12, redlands, ca, on an IFR departure to VFR on top of broken layer. Departure ok. Canceled IFR over riverside and continued on DVFR flight to mmsf, san felipe, mexico, baja. Right engine lost oil pressure and quit. Feathered propeller and returned to L12 VFR. No problems. Maintenance still looking for reason for failure. Canceled flight plan with riverside flight service. Aircraft performed well on 1 engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C310 PLT RETURNS TO L12 AFTER LOSING 1 ENG AT 9500 FT S OF RAL VOR.

Narrative: L12, REDLANDS, CA, ON AN IFR DEP TO VFR ON TOP OF BROKEN LAYER. DEP OK. CANCELED IFR OVER RIVERSIDE AND CONTINUED ON DVFR FLT TO MMSF, SAN FELIPE, MEXICO, BAJA. R ENG LOST OIL PRESSURE AND QUIT. FEATHERED PROP AND RETURNED TO L12 VFR. NO PROBS. MAINT STILL LOOKING FOR REASON FOR FAILURE. CANCELED FLT PLAN WITH RIVERSIDE FLT SVC. ACFT PERFORMED WELL ON 1 ENG.

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.