Small aircraft pilot suffers loss of oil pressure in a night operation. Diversion to alternate.

Attributes
ACN	353161
Time
Date	199611
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : v186
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	353161
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

VFR flight to vny along V186, due to low oil pressure and turbo failure diverted to VFR conditions at bur. Landing WX went to MVFR. Landed without incident. Failure of oil system. I had lost all engine oil.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT SUFFERS LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE IN A NIGHT OP. DIVERSION TO ALTERNATE.

Narrative: VFR FLT TO VNY ALONG V186, DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE AND TURBO FAILURE DIVERTED TO VFR CONDITIONS AT BUR. LNDG WX WENT TO MVFR. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FAILURE OF OIL SYS. I HAD LOST ALL ENG OIL.

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.