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Attributes | |
ACN | 722456 |
Time | |
Date | 200612 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | msl single value : 5000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Decathlon |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | cruise other |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 61 flight time total : 220 flight time type : 213 |
ASRS Report | 722456 |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I departed from ZZZ1 with full fuel tanks and just under 7 quarts of oil. I was the sole occupant in the plane. I performed assorted aerobatic maneuvers for 15-20 mins before entering into a 2 point roll. While in inverted flight I felt hot oil drops hitting my hands. I smelled what I thought was smoke. I recovered from the roll and immediately began to assess my situation. My oil temperature was still at 200 degrees; but I had almost no oil pressure. There was oil in the cockpit all over the floor. Although my engine was still running and I didn't see any fire or flames I deemed the situation to be an emergency. I checked my altitude and determined I could make it safely to ZZZ even if my engine were to fail. I squawked 7700 and tuned to frequency. I made a mayday call stating my intentions to land. I landed without incident. I shut down the plane and exited it. I opened the door on the nose cowling and checked that the oil cap was still in place and secured. A few mins after landing I was met by the military police officers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BL8 PLT SUFFERS LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WHILE PRACTICING AEROBATICS. DECLARES EMER AND LANDS AT NEARBY MIL ARPT.
Narrative: I DEPARTED FROM ZZZ1 WITH FULL FUEL TANKS AND JUST UNDER 7 QUARTS OF OIL. I WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE PLANE. I PERFORMED ASSORTED AEROBATIC MANEUVERS FOR 15-20 MINS BEFORE ENTERING INTO A 2 POINT ROLL. WHILE IN INVERTED FLT I FELT HOT OIL DROPS HITTING MY HANDS. I SMELLED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS SMOKE. I RECOVERED FROM THE ROLL AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ASSESS MY SITUATION. MY OIL TEMP WAS STILL AT 200 DEGS; BUT I HAD ALMOST NO OIL PRESSURE. THERE WAS OIL IN THE COCKPIT ALL OVER THE FLOOR. ALTHOUGH MY ENG WAS STILL RUNNING AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY FIRE OR FLAMES I DEEMED THE SITUATION TO BE AN EMER. I CHKED MY ALT AND DETERMINED I COULD MAKE IT SAFELY TO ZZZ EVEN IF MY ENG WERE TO FAIL. I SQUAWKED 7700 AND TUNED TO FREQ. I MADE A MAYDAY CALL STATING MY INTENTIONS TO LAND. I LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. I SHUT DOWN THE PLANE AND EXITED IT. I OPENED THE DOOR ON THE NOSE COWLING AND CHKED THAT THE OIL CAP WAS STILL IN PLACE AND SECURED. A FEW MINS AFTER LNDG I WAS MET BY THE MIL POLICE OFFICERS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.