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A PA32R-301 pilot loses oil pressure and makes an off airport emergency landing with a seized engine 2 mi from the airport at staniel cay in the bahamas, myes, first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 513987 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : myes.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : myes.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 7259 flight time type : 5200 |
| ASRS Report | 513987 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
While traveling from nassau, commonwealth of the bahamas (mynn) to staniel cay, exuma, bahamas (myes) the oil warning light illuminated, immediately followed by a loss of oil pressure and subsequent seizure of the engine. The time elapsed from the illumination of the oil warning light to the engine seizure was approximately 30 seconds. Approximately 2 mi from myes I made a successful off airport landing. All passenger (from who I collected money for operating expenses, but failed to calculate the pro-rata cost) safely exited the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA32R-301 PLT LOSES OIL PRESSURE AND MAKES AN OFF ARPT EMER LNDG WITH A SEIZED ENG 2 MI FROM THE ARPT AT STANIEL CAY IN THE BAHAMAS, MYES, FO.
Narrative: WHILE TRAVELING FROM NASSAU, COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS (MYNN) TO STANIEL CAY, EXUMA, BAHAMAS (MYES) THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND SUBSEQUENT SEIZURE OF THE ENG. THE TIME ELAPSED FROM THE ILLUMINATION OF THE OIL WARNING LIGHT TO THE ENG SEIZURE WAS APPROX 30 SECONDS. APPROX 2 MI FROM MYES I MADE A SUCCESSFUL OFF ARPT LNDG. ALL PAX (FROM WHO I COLLECTED MONEY FOR OPERATING EXPENSES, BUT FAILED TO CALCULATE THE PRO-RATA COST) SAFELY EXITED THE ACFT.
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.