A cessna 210 in cruise at 13500 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to oil leaking from the engine cowling caused by an unsecured oil filler cap.

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Attributes
ACN	486064
Time
Date	200009
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 13500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : o90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other vortac
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	486064
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : radar
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : installation performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

The flight departed at approximately XA20 from santa rosa. 10 mins after takeoff I registered a very light but strange smell in the cabin. At approximately XC00, over sjc, 13500 ft I saw oil coming from the engine compartment. I declared an emergency and landed at sjc. All engine instruments indicated normal at all times. The engine still had 5 quarts of oil. The oil cap had come loose during flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CESSNA 210 IN CRUISE AT 13500 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENG COWLING CAUSED BY AN UNSECURED OIL FILLER CAP.

Narrative: THE FLT DEPARTED AT APPROX XA20 FROM SANTA ROSA. 10 MINS AFTER TKOF I REGISTERED A VERY LIGHT BUT STRANGE SMELL IN THE CABIN. AT APPROX XC00, OVER SJC, 13500 FT I SAW OIL COMING FROM THE ENG COMPARTMENT. I DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT SJC. ALL ENG INSTS INDICATED NORMAL AT ALL TIMES. THE ENG STILL HAD 5 QUARTS OF OIL. THE OIL CAP HAD COME LOOSE DURING FLT.

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.