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C172 pilot repositioning aircraft after maintenance noticed increasing oil temperature and elected to make a non standard traffic pattern at uncontrolled airport as a precaution.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 439469 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : olv.airport |
| State Reference | MS |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 400 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Person 2 | |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 4700 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 439469 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
My aircraft made a precautionary landing at memphis international because the oil temperature was approaching red line and the oil pressure was decreasing. An a&P worked on my plane wednesday night, and he and I both worked on it again thursday morning. Believing it was fixed, I flew it from mem to olv (10.8 NM) where the plane is based. +/- 4 mi out I noticed the oil temperature rise. Because there was no other traffic reporting I elected to land the quickest way possible with safety paramount, that meant entering the pattern on a right base (the traffic pattern is left hand). Landing and postflt inspection was uneventful, temperature was still within operating range. The FSDO was on the field and is trying to violate me for wrong traffic entry, why? Is not safety first. Airplane is functioning fine. I would do it again if safety is not compromised. Because of mechanical reason I had to get my aircraft on the ground to avoid death.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 PLT REPOSITIONING ACFT AFTER MAINT NOTICED INCREASING OIL TEMP AND ELECTED TO MAKE A NON STANDARD TFC PATTERN AT UNCTLED ARPT AS A PRECAUTION.
Narrative: MY ACFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT MEMPHIS INTL BECAUSE THE OIL TEMP WAS APCHING RED LINE AND THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DECREASING. AN A&P WORKED ON MY PLANE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AND HE AND I BOTH WORKED ON IT AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING. BELIEVING IT WAS FIXED, I FLEW IT FROM MEM TO OLV (10.8 NM) WHERE THE PLANE IS BASED. +/- 4 MI OUT I NOTICED THE OIL TEMP RISE. BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC RPTING I ELECTED TO LAND THE QUICKEST WAY POSSIBLE WITH SAFETY PARAMOUNT, THAT MEANT ENTERING THE PATTERN ON A R BASE (THE TFC PATTERN IS L HAND). LNDG AND POSTFLT INSPECTION WAS UNEVENTFUL, TEMP WAS STILL WITHIN OPERATING RANGE. THE FSDO WAS ON THE FIELD AND IS TRYING TO VIOLATE ME FOR WRONG TFC ENTRY, WHY? IS NOT SAFETY FIRST. AIRPLANE IS FUNCTIONING FINE. I WOULD DO IT AGAIN IF SAFETY IS NOT COMPROMISED. BECAUSE OF MECHANICAL REASON I HAD TO GET MY ACFT ON THE GND TO AVOID DEATH.
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.