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An small aircraft with a cfii aboard had an engine failure due to loss of oil. The aircraft landed on an interstate highway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 217295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lvs |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zab |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time total : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 217295 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 645 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 216985 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
(Cfii on board for training flight).this was to be my long cross country flight for my IFR training. We were traveling from bjc to saf and within 25-30 KM from santa flight engineer. First indication was the RPM: being pegged. We pulled the propeller almost all the way off before the RPM's dropped to 2600. We checked the oil pressure and it was headed down to 0 fast. We were vectored back to las vegas. At the edge of town the engine started shaking real bad and we shut it down immediately. We were able to do a power off landing on I-25 and then we towed to the airport 6-8 mi away. No injuries, no property damage. We took the side cowling off and found one oil return line off (the nut came loose) and the other oil return ready to fall off! The oil return lines on the other side were tight and had no problem. The engine manufacturer said if the lines would have been installed properly, this could not have happened.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA WITH A CFII ABOARD HAD AN ENG FAILURE DUE TO LOSS OF OIL. THE ACFT LANDED ON AN INTERSTATE HWY.
Narrative: (CFII ON BOARD FOR TRAINING FLT).THIS WAS TO BE MY LONG XCOUNTRY FLT FOR MY IFR TRAINING. WE WERE TRAVELING FROM BJC TO SAF AND WITHIN 25-30 KM FROM SANTA FE. FIRST INDICATION WAS THE RPM: BEING PEGGED. WE PULLED THE PROP ALMOST ALL THE WAY OFF BEFORE THE RPM'S DROPPED TO 2600. WE CHKED THE OIL PRESSURE AND IT WAS HEADED DOWN TO 0 FAST. WE WERE VECTORED BACK TO LAS VEGAS. AT THE EDGE OF TOWN THE ENG STARTED SHAKING REAL BAD AND WE SHUT IT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. WE WERE ABLE TO DO A PWR OFF LNDG ON I-25 AND THEN WE TOWED TO THE ARPT 6-8 MI AWAY. NO INJURIES, NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. WE TOOK THE SIDE COWLING OFF AND FOUND ONE OIL RETURN LINE OFF (THE NUT CAME LOOSE) AND THE OTHER OIL RETURN READY TO FALL OFF! THE OIL RETURN LINES ON THE OTHER SIDE WERE TIGHT AND HAD NO PROBLEM. THE ENG MANUFACTURER SAID IF THE LINES WOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED PROPERLY, THIS COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.