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A C207 pilot encountered a loss of engine oil and pressure resulting in an emergency landing at temple bar airport, az (U30).
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545685 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : u30.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : charter |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 7/8 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : charter |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1280 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 545685 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil press gauge other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Noted fluctuation in manifold pressure and fuel flow followed by decrease in oil pressure. Flew towards U30 and continued to monitor oil pressure and engine instruments. Set up for normal approach to landing runway 18 at U30. On final, noted oil pressure zero. Made normal landing runway 18, and taxied clear with motor still running. Shut down aircraft and inspected -- much oil on right side of aircraft and no oil on dipstick. Passenger ok, no damage to persons or property. Notified company as this was a part 135 flight, and another aircraft was dispatched with maintenance personnel. Passenger were picked up by this second aircraft and continued on their flight. Maintenance personnel cleaned oil from aircraft and added new oil to motor. Performed engine run-up at various power settings and propeller RPM. No leakage at normal cruise power settings. Maintenance deemed aircraft capable of safe flight from U30 to hnd, the aircraft home base. Maintenance called company president and notified him of operational report. Company president instructed us to fly the aircraft back to hnd. Upon arrival at hnd, checked for oil leakage and found no evidence of such.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C207 PLT ENCOUNTERED A LOSS OF ENG OIL AND PRESSURE RESULTING IN AN EMER LNDG AT TEMPLE BAR ARPT, AZ (U30).
Narrative: NOTED FLUCTUATION IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND FUEL FLOW FOLLOWED BY DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE. FLEW TOWARDS U30 AND CONTINUED TO MONITOR OIL PRESSURE AND ENG INSTS. SET UP FOR NORMAL APCH TO LNDG RWY 18 AT U30. ON FINAL, NOTED OIL PRESSURE ZERO. MADE NORMAL LNDG RWY 18, AND TAXIED CLR WITH MOTOR STILL RUNNING. SHUT DOWN ACFT AND INSPECTED -- MUCH OIL ON R SIDE OF ACFT AND NO OIL ON DIPSTICK. PAX OK, NO DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY. NOTIFIED COMPANY AS THIS WAS A PART 135 FLT, AND ANOTHER ACFT WAS DISPATCHED WITH MAINT PERSONNEL. PAX WERE PICKED UP BY THIS SECOND ACFT AND CONTINUED ON THEIR FLT. MAINT PERSONNEL CLEANED OIL FROM ACFT AND ADDED NEW OIL TO MOTOR. PERFORMED ENG RUN-UP AT VARIOUS PWR SETTINGS AND PROP RPM. NO LEAKAGE AT NORMAL CRUISE PWR SETTINGS. MAINT DEEMED ACFT CAPABLE OF SAFE FLT FROM U30 TO HND, THE ACFT HOME BASE. MAINT CALLED COMPANY PRESIDENT AND NOTIFIED HIM OF OPERATIONAL RPT. COMPANY PRESIDENT INSTRUCTED US TO FLY THE ACFT BACK TO HND. UPON ARR AT HND, CHKED FOR OIL LEAKAGE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SUCH.
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.