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A C172 pilot reports oil pressure loss due to an oil quantity loss because of an improperly installed oil cap. He declared an emergency and landed at a military field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 697124 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 697124 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : oil pressure gauge other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On may/fri/06; around XA00; while flying a C172; nwbound in the vicinity of ZZZ; I noticed the oil pressure dropping. I elected to land at the nearest airport. I advised approach control of my situation. I asked if I could land at ZZZ. They asked if I was declaring an emergency; I said yes. Approach turned me over to ZZZ tower; they cleared me to land. After filling out all the necessary forms; we opened the cowling to see if we could find the problem. It was determined the oil filler cap was not properly installed. We cleaned the aircraft; added oil; installed the filler cap properly. The trip was resumed. No further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C172 PLT RPTS OIL PRESSURE LOSS DUE TO AN OIL QUANTITY LOSS BECAUSE OF AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OIL CAP. HE DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT A MIL FIELD.
Narrative: ON MAY/FRI/06; AROUND XA00; WHILE FLYING A C172; NWBOUND IN THE VICINITY OF ZZZ; I NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPING. I ELECTED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST ARPT. I ADVISED APCH CTL OF MY SITUATION. I ASKED IF I COULD LAND AT ZZZ. THEY ASKED IF I WAS DECLARING AN EMER; I SAID YES. APCH TURNED ME OVER TO ZZZ TWR; THEY CLRED ME TO LAND. AFTER FILLING OUT ALL THE NECESSARY FORMS; WE OPENED THE COWLING TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND THE PROB. IT WAS DETERMINED THE OIL FILLER CAP WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. WE CLEANED THE ACFT; ADDED OIL; INSTALLED THE FILLER CAP PROPERLY. THE TRIP WAS RESUMED. NO FURTHER INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.