Reporter pilot planned to land at one airport, someone meeting him there, when approach control advised reporter that airport was closed. Reporter said he would circle his planned airport to acknowledge his arrival and then proceed to another close by airport. But, unexpectedly, reporter had to land at his planned airport, which was closed, because of a 'presumed' emergency, oil pressure was in the red. Reporter then failed to notify ATC that he was on the ground.

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Attributes
ACN	330496
Time
Date	199603
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aiy
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : acy artcc : zbw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	330496
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft was working acy approach. Our original destination was (aiy) and was informed by approach that airport (aiy) was still notamed closed due to previous snow storm. I was expected to arrive at aiy, and be picked up by car. I informed approach control that I would circle (aiy) airport to acknowledge my arrival then proceed to and land at acy. As I reduced power to circle (aiy) my left engine oil pressure went into the red (low pressure) the field (aiy) was 95 percent bare and dry so I did not hesitate to take advantage of its close proximity and land without any damage. In my presumed emergency I lost contact with (acy) approach and failed to notify them once I was on ground. The oil pressure problem was addressed and found to be the relief valve and spring on left engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR PLT PLANNED TO LAND AT ONE ARPT, SOMEONE MEETING HIM THERE, WHEN APCH CTL ADVISED RPTR THAT ARPT WAS CLOSED. RPTR SAID HE WOULD CIRCLE HIS PLANNED ARPT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS ARR AND THEN PROCEED TO ANOTHER CLOSE BY ARPT. BUT, UNEXPECTEDLY, RPTR HAD TO LAND AT HIS PLANNED ARPT, WHICH WAS CLOSED, BECAUSE OF A 'PRESUMED' EMER, OIL PRESSURE WAS IN THE RED. RPTR THEN FAILED TO NOTIFY ATC THAT HE WAS ON THE GND.

Narrative: ACFT WAS WORKING ACY APCH. OUR ORIGINAL DEST WAS (AIY) AND WAS INFORMED BY APCH THAT ARPT (AIY) WAS STILL NOTAMED CLOSED DUE TO PREVIOUS SNOW STORM. I WAS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT AIY, AND BE PICKED UP BY CAR. I INFORMED APCH CTL THAT I WOULD CIRCLE (AIY) ARPT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY ARR THEN PROCEED TO AND LAND AT ACY. AS I REDUCED PWR TO CIRCLE (AIY) MY L ENG OIL PRESSURE WENT INTO THE RED (LOW PRESSURE) THE FIELD (AIY) WAS 95 PERCENT BARE AND DRY SO I DID NOT HESITATE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ITS CLOSE PROX AND LAND WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE. IN MY PRESUMED EMER I LOST CONTACT WITH (ACY) APCH AND FAILED TO NOTIFY THEM ONCE I WAS ON GND. THE OIL PRESSURE PROB WAS ADDRESSED AND FOUND TO BE THE RELIEF VALVE AND SPRING ON L ENG.

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.