SR20 pilot had high oil temperature when departing las, at 110 degrees F, OAT and at maximum gross w...

Attributes
ACN	557228
Time
Date	200208
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : l30.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 101 flight time total : 274 flight time type : 18
ASRS Report	557228
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil temp warning other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Took off from las (2200 ft) in 43 degrees C at gross weight (3000 pounds) in cirrus. Poh (pilot operating handbook) advises 'extreme caution' in takeoff over 40 degrees C. Density altitude was 6000 ft, for which poh indicates 2166 ft is required for takeoff roll. Runway length was 9700 ft (las runway 19R). Takeoff was successful though roll was longer than poh suggests (about 3500 ft) and climb rate was poorer. About 20 NM out while climbing, the oil annunciator illuminated. The oil temperature was at red line and pressure was low (though in the green). I called las approach who advised boulder city as a diversion. On leveling out and descending, the oil temperature went down and the annunciator extinguished. Given the limited runway at boulder city, I determined it would be more prudent to return to las. I did so, following class B procedures. Return was uneventful, oil temperature and pressure were normal, and oil level was normal on return. Contributing factors: climb at gross on very hot day and high density altitude. Corrective action: reduce climb rate (stop climb).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SR20 PLT HAD HIGH OIL TEMP WHEN DEPARTING LAS, AT 110 DEGS F, OAT AND AT MAX GROSS WT.

Narrative: TOOK OFF FROM LAS (2200 FT) IN 43 DEGS C AT GROSS WT (3000 LBS) IN CIRRUS. POH (PLT OPERATING HANDBOOK) ADVISES 'EXTREME CAUTION' IN TKOF OVER 40 DEGS C. DENSITY ALT WAS 6000 FT, FOR WHICH POH INDICATES 2166 FT IS REQUIRED FOR TKOF ROLL. RWY LENGTH WAS 9700 FT (LAS RWY 19R). TKOF WAS SUCCESSFUL THOUGH ROLL WAS LONGER THAN POH SUGGESTS (ABOUT 3500 FT) AND CLB RATE WAS POORER. ABOUT 20 NM OUT WHILE CLBING, THE OIL ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. THE OIL TEMP WAS AT RED LINE AND PRESSURE WAS LOW (THOUGH IN THE GREEN). I CALLED LAS APCH WHO ADVISED BOULDER CITY AS A DIVERSION. ON LEVELING OUT AND DSNDING, THE OIL TEMP WENT DOWN AND THE ANNUNCIATOR EXTINGUISHED. GIVEN THE LIMITED RWY AT BOULDER CITY, I DETERMINED IT WOULD BE MORE PRUDENT TO RETURN TO LAS. I DID SO, FOLLOWING CLASS B PROCS. RETURN WAS UNEVENTFUL, OIL TEMP AND PRESSURE WERE NORMAL, AND OIL LEVEL WAS NORMAL ON RETURN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: CLB AT GROSS ON VERY HOT DAY AND HIGH DENSITY ALT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REDUCE CLB RATE (STOP CLB).

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.

SR20 pilot had high oil temperature when departing las, at 110 degrees F, OAT and at maximum gross weight.