<< >> NASA ASRS Report 774027, February 2008

A PA-28 pilot experienced loss of oil pressure followed by engine failure. The pilot selected a suitable field and landed safely.

Attributes
ACN	774027
Time
Date	200802
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 560 flight time type : 36
ASRS Report	774027
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Shortly after takeoff; while in cruise flight; I noticed the oil pressure gauges indicated no oil pressure. I then located a suitable landing field as I felt an off-airport landing would be necessary. Shortly after; the engine stopped developing power and I was unable to climb. I maneuvered the airplane to my intended landing area and executed a power-off/soft-field landing. There were no injuries and no damage was done to the airplane.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA-28 PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY ENGINE FAILURE. THE PILOT SELECTED A SUITABLE FIELD AND LANDED SAFELY.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF; WHILE IN CRUISE FLT; I NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGES INDICATED NO OIL PRESSURE. I THEN LOCATED A SUITABLE LNDG FIELD AS I FELT AN OFF-ARPT LNDG WOULD BE NECESSARY. SHORTLY AFTER; THE ENG STOPPED DEVELOPING PWR AND I WAS UNABLE TO CLB. I MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE TO MY INTENDED LNDG AREA AND EXECUTED A PWR-OFF/SOFT-FIELD LNDG. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRPLANE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.