Aircraft had oil pressure problem and landed off airport.

Attributes
ACN	129183
Time
Date	198910
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zan
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : ric
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller radar : 9
ASRS Report	129183
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Small aircraft X en route to fay declared an emergency due to loss of oil pressure. I told him his position from the two closest airports (new kent co, and west point). He said they were too far and was going to land in a field. I gave the souls and fuel to the supervisor and police were notified. I asked a VFR en route aircraft if he could deviate to look, and he agreed. Small aircraft X radioed another airborne aircraft that they had landed safely with no damage. He later called via the phone. I reserve the right to change this report.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT HAD OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM AND LANDED OFF ARPT.

Narrative: SMA X ENRTE TO FAY DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. I TOLD HIM HIS POSITION FROM THE TWO CLOSEST ARPTS (NEW KENT CO, AND WEST POINT). HE SAID THEY WERE TOO FAR AND WAS GOING TO LAND IN A FIELD. I GAVE THE SOULS AND FUEL TO THE SUPVR AND POLICE WERE NOTIFIED. I ASKED A VFR ENRTE ACFT IF HE COULD DEVIATE TO LOOK, AND HE AGREED. SMA X RADIOED ANOTHER AIRBORNE ACFT THAT THEY HAD LANDED SAFELY WITH NO DAMAGE. HE LATER CALLED VIA THE PHONE. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THIS REPORT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.