Instructor pilot declares an emergency when a piston rod broke at 1000 ft during missed approach procedure west of mco. Aircraft received a vector to visual conditions for a landing to the east. Ceiling was 500 ft.

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Attributes
ACN	388798
Time
Date	199712
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	388798
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On an ILS to mco we were on missed approach vector to the west on climb out when a rod in the engine broke and we lost all oil pressure and substantial power decrease. I declared an emergency and asked for a vector towards the airport. I turned right, got the wings leveled, and started a slow descent. We broke out, saw the runway, and landed with no incident. The controller was outstanding and made the situation very easy to get through.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT DECLARES AN EMER WHEN A PISTON ROD BROKE AT 1000 FT DURING MISSED APCH PROC W OF MCO. ACFT RECEIVED A VECTOR TO VISUAL CONDITIONS FOR A LNDG TO THE E. CEILING WAS 500 FT.

Narrative: ON AN ILS TO MCO WE WERE ON MISSED APCH VECTOR TO THE W ON CLBOUT WHEN A ROD IN THE ENG BROKE AND WE LOST ALL OIL PRESSURE AND SUBSTANTIAL PWR DECREASE. I DECLARED AN EMER AND ASKED FOR A VECTOR TOWARDS THE ARPT. I TURNED R, GOT THE WINGS LEVELED, AND STARTED A SLOW DSCNT. WE BROKE OUT, SAW THE RWY, AND LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. THE CTLR WAS OUTSTANDING AND MADE THE SIT VERY EASY TO GET THROUGH.

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.