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A C182 pilot reported his oxygen regulator failed at 16000 ft and he was slow to descend to a safe altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 797974 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 16000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 830 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 797974 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Oxygen regulator failure. Delayed in executing an emergency descent. Center kept us at altitude longer than we should have. In retrospect we should have declared an emergency to get a lower altitude. Controller didn't understand the severity of the situation because we didn't go into much details.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C182 PILOT REPORTED HIS OXYGEN REGULATOR FAILED AT 16000 FT AND HE WAS SLOW TO DESCEND TO A SAFE ALT.
Narrative: OXYGEN REGULATOR FAILURE. DELAYED IN EXECUTING AN EMER DSCNT. CTR KEPT US AT ALT LONGER THAN WE SHOULD HAVE. IN RETROSPECT WE SHOULD HAVE DECLARED AN EMER TO GET A LOWER ALT. CTLR DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GO INTO MUCH DETAILS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.