PA46-500TP pilot reported returning to his departure airport after a loss of oil pressure.

Attributes
ACN	1392720
Time
Date	201610
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-46 Malibu/Malibu Mirage/Malibu Matrix
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 3462 Flight Crew Type 100
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Lost oil pressure at cruise; [advised ATC]; and returned to [the departure airport]. Engine was shut down approximately 5 miles out and [I] glided to a safe and uneventful landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA46-500TP pilot reported returning to his departure airport after a loss of oil pressure.

Narrative: Lost oil pressure at cruise; [advised ATC]; and returned to [the departure airport]. Engine was shut down approximately 5 miles out and [I] glided to a safe and uneventful landing.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.