Small aircraft instructor and student had low engine oil pressure. The ATCT local controller declared an emergency for the pilots, and gave them priority handling back to the airport.

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Attributes
ACN	564354
Time
Date	200210
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc.airport
State Reference	UT
Altitude	msl single value : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : slc.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 1700
ASRS Report	564354
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was instructing my student in a CH2T alarus. We had completed a run-up using proper checklists and had called ready for takeoff. We had been cleared to take off on runway 35 at slc and proceed nebound. Upon leveloff everything appeared normal, when engine noise increased and oil psi peaked into the red (15 psi). I told my student to ask tower to allow us to return to land. They gave us instructions to proceed south and asked if we wanted runway 17. We accepted the offer. Upon landing emergency equipment was waiting and FAA operations took a report. Apparently tower had declared an emergency for us. Student nor I had declared an emergency at any time, neither had we asked for priority.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HAD LOW ENG OIL PRESSURE. THE ATCT LCL CTLR DECLARED AN EMER FOR THE PLTS, AND GAVE THEM PRIORITY HANDLING BACK TO THE ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTING MY STUDENT IN A CH2T ALARUS. WE HAD COMPLETED A RUN-UP USING PROPER CHKLISTS AND HAD CALLED READY FOR TKOF. WE HAD BEEN CLRED TO TAKE OFF ON RWY 35 AT SLC AND PROCEED NEBOUND. UPON LEVELOFF EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL, WHEN ENG NOISE INCREASED AND OIL PSI PEAKED INTO THE RED (15 PSI). I TOLD MY STUDENT TO ASK TWR TO ALLOW US TO RETURN TO LAND. THEY GAVE US INSTRUCTIONS TO PROCEED S AND ASKED IF WE WANTED RWY 17. WE ACCEPTED THE OFFER. UPON LNDG EMER EQUIP WAS WAITING AND FAA OPS TOOK A RPT. APPARENTLY TWR HAD DECLARED AN EMER FOR US. STUDENT NOR I HAD DECLARED AN EMER AT ANY TIME, NEITHER HAD WE ASKED FOR PRIORITY.

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.