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A PA28 pilot and 2 passenger experienced high oil temperature and low oil pressure at 4000 ft, spawning a landing short of destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 557017 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cdw.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 557017 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was having a pre-buy done on an aircraft I was selling at dxr. The owner dropped it off at the shop and I was flying him (and his CFI) back to home base. Departed IFR (2-4 mi in haze) on the climb out uneventfully. Level at 4000 ft, noticed the oil temperature almost pinned at the top of the green/red line. Oil pressure was low but steady at the yellow/green line at 60 psi. I knew that I needed to land. Watched the gauges for a min after reducing power (no, change). Said to approach 'I need to change our destination to cdw (was wsi). Flew the localizer runway 22 -- stayed high after I saw the runway. Slipped in to uneventful landing. Grabbed my airplane, refiled IFR, continued the flight. Maintenance notified. Gauge checked ok. Oiled pressure ok. Oil cooler replaced with new.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28 PLT AND 2 PAX EXPERIENCED HIGH OIL TEMP AND LOW OIL PRESSURE AT 4000 FT, SPAWNING A LNDG SHORT OF DEST.
Narrative: I WAS HAVING A PRE-BUY DONE ON AN ACFT I WAS SELLING AT DXR. THE OWNER DROPPED IT OFF AT THE SHOP AND I WAS FLYING HIM (AND HIS CFI) BACK TO HOME BASE. DEPARTED IFR (2-4 MI IN HAZE) ON THE CLBOUT UNEVENTFULLY. LEVEL AT 4000 FT, NOTICED THE OIL TEMP ALMOST PINNED AT THE TOP OF THE GREEN/RED LINE. OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW BUT STEADY AT THE YELLOW/GREEN LINE AT 60 PSI. I KNEW THAT I NEEDED TO LAND. WATCHED THE GAUGES FOR A MIN AFTER REDUCING PWR (NO, CHANGE). SAID TO APCH 'I NEED TO CHANGE OUR DEST TO CDW (WAS WSI). FLEW THE LOC RWY 22 -- STAYED HIGH AFTER I SAW THE RWY. SLIPPED IN TO UNEVENTFUL LNDG. GRABBED MY AIRPLANE, REFILED IFR, CONTINUED THE FLT. MAINT NOTIFIED. GAUGE CHKED OK. OILED PRESSURE OK. OIL COOLER REPLACED WITH NEW.
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.