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A pilot ferrying a navion aircraft landed at a large class B airport without clearance after his engine developed a severe oil leak which covered his forward window and much of the side windows.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 918792 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201011 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Navion |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Lubrication System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 3700 Flight Crew Type 750 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Airspace Violation All Types Ground Incursion Runway |
Narrative:
Ferry flight. Normal takeoff and climb to 1;500 ft; established cruise. Approximately 15 minutes into flight aircraft developed sudden severe oil leak. Windshield was covered in oil as well as portion of side windows. Visibility from pilot seat severely limited. No time to switch radios or transponder. An airport runway was seen out side window; turned toward it and landed as quickly as possible not knowing if engine would seize at any second. The runway proved to be on a large class B international airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot ferrying a Navion aircraft landed at a large Class B airport without clearance after his engine developed a severe oil leak which covered his forward window and much of the side windows.
Narrative: Ferry flight. Normal takeoff and climb to 1;500 FT; established cruise. Approximately 15 minutes into flight aircraft developed sudden severe oil leak. Windshield was covered in oil as well as portion of side windows. Visibility from pilot seat severely limited. No time to switch radios or transponder. An airport runway was seen out side window; turned toward it and landed as quickly as possible not knowing if engine would seize at any second. The runway proved to be on a large Class B international airport.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.