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After a normal preflight; takeoff and climb to cruise a C150's engine oil pressure went to zero. A short time later the engine became noisy and began shaking. The aircraft was landed safely off airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 918858 |
| 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 | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Lubrication System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12.8 Flight Crew Total 187.6 Flight Crew Type 12.8 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I had pre-flighted the plane carefully and did a run-up. Normal takeoff; departed the pattern to head to my destination. Everything was normal. Gauges were in proper range; full fuel. I had just leveled off at 3500 ft MSL and I noted that the oil pressure had dropped to zero. This was about fifteen minutes into the flight. The nearest airport was about 10 or more miles away so I reduced power and started to look for a place to land. A minute or two later the engine started to make a lot of noise and shake the plane. I found a suitable place to land (a plowed corn field) and put the plane down. There was no damage to the plane itself and the landing was uneventful. No injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After a normal preflight; takeoff and climb to cruise a C150's engine oil pressure went to zero. A short time later the engine became noisy and began shaking. The aircraft was landed safely off airport.
Narrative: I had pre-flighted the plane carefully and did a run-up. Normal takeoff; departed the pattern to head to my destination. Everything was normal. Gauges were in proper range; full fuel. I had just leveled off at 3500 FT MSL and I noted that the oil pressure had dropped to zero. This was about fifteen minutes into the flight. The nearest airport was about 10 or more miles away so I reduced power and started to look for a place to land. A minute or two later the engine started to make a lot of noise and shake the plane. I found a suitable place to land (a plowed corn field) and put the plane down. There was no damage to the plane itself and the landing was uneventful. No injuries.
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.