<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1104821, July 2013

After observing a significant oil leak; the pilot of a P51 landed in an emergency condition and exited the runway surface. There was no reported damage or injury.

Attributes
ACN	1104821
Time
Date	201307
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	Mustang (P51)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Oil Line
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 100
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

Aircraft developed a major oil leak [that] covered the windshield; [causing] no forward visibility. [I] declared an emergency with the tower; landed; and departed the runway in the grass to the left of the runway. [There was] no damage to the plane or airport or pilot. [I] talked to the FAA FSDO who advised to remove the plane from the grass and give him a call as to what caused the oil leak.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: After observing a significant oil leak; the pilot of a P51 landed in an emergency condition and exited the runway surface. There was no reported damage or injury.

Narrative: Aircraft developed a major oil leak [that] covered the windshield; [causing] no forward visibility. [I] declared an emergency with the Tower; landed; and departed the runway in the grass to the left of the runway. [There was] no damage to the plane or airport or pilot. [I] talked to the FAA FSDO who advised to remove the plane from the grass and give him a call as to what caused the oil leak.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.