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Pilot notices an abnormally low oil pressure. The oil temperature remained normal and there were no other abnormal indications. When the pressure dropped to the bottom of the green, the pilot shut the engine down and landed at the closest airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 327323 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : frg |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : den |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 327324 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In cruise, oil pressure on right engine started to fail. Watched gauge while still in the green. Everything else appeared normal, reduced power on that engine. Finally, oil pressure fell just below green. Shut down and feathered right engine, secured and read checklist. Advised ny approach of engine shutdown. Made single engine landing and requested 'tug' to FBO. No damage and airport remained operational. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was flying a beechcraft duke BE60. He stated there was no supporting evidence to the low oil pressure indication until he feathered the engine. Then oil flew all over the place. The reporter stated the airport he landed at was frg.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT NOTICES AN ABNORMALLY LOW OIL PRESSURE. THE OIL TEMP REMAINED NORMAL AND THERE WERE NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. WHEN THE PRESSURE DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GREEN, THE PLT SHUT THE ENG DOWN AND LANDED AT THE CLOSEST ARPT.
Narrative: IN CRUISE, OIL PRESSURE ON R ENG STARTED TO FAIL. WATCHED GAUGE WHILE STILL IN THE GREEN. EVERYTHING ELSE APPEARED NORMAL, REDUCED PWR ON THAT ENG. FINALLY, OIL PRESSURE FELL JUST BELOW GREEN. SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED R ENG, SECURED AND READ CHKLIST. ADVISED NY APCH OF ENG SHUTDOWN. MADE SINGLE ENG LNDG AND REQUESTED 'TUG' TO FBO. NO DAMAGE AND ARPT REMAINED OPERATIONAL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS FLYING A BEECHCRAFT DUKE BE60. HE STATED THERE WAS NO SUPPORTING EVIDENCE TO THE LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION UNTIL HE FEATHERED THE ENG. THEN OIL FLEW ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE RPTR STATED THE ARPT HE LANDED AT WAS FRG.
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.