A kit fox engine seized because the after market aluminum oil cooler supply line; that was rubbing a...

Attributes
ACN	893279
Time
Date	201004
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	VFR Route
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Oil Line
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 1380 Flight Crew Type 1300
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

I was flying my kit fox model 4 speedster northbound toward my home. I was 9 miles south of an enroute airport when the subaru engine lost its oil and the engine seized and failed. The cause of oil loss was an add-on cooler aluminum loop of pipe rubbed against the fiberglass cowl and rubbed right through the aluminum and ruptured the pipe. I landed easily in a large summer fallowed wheat field and called the local airport. I folded the wings on my kit fox. The FBO sent out a plane to get (find) my location. They came in a pick up with a flatbed trailer; loaded the plane and we returned to the airport. The oil cooler pipe contacting the cowl needed protection from abrasion to prevent this occurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Kit Fox engine seized because the after market aluminum oil cooler supply line; that was rubbing against the fiberglass cowl; ruptured. A successful off airport landing was accomplished.

Narrative: I was flying my Kit Fox model 4 Speedster northbound toward my home. I was 9 miles south of an enroute airport when the Subaru engine lost its oil and the engine seized and failed. The cause of oil loss was an add-on cooler aluminum loop of pipe rubbed against the fiberglass cowl and rubbed right through the aluminum and ruptured the pipe. I landed easily in a large summer fallowed wheat field and called the local Airport. I folded the wings on my Kit Fox. The FBO sent out a plane to get (find) my location. They came in a pick up with a flatbed trailer; loaded the plane and we returned to the airport. The oil cooler pipe contacting the cowl needed protection from abrasion to prevent this occurrence.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A kit fox engine seized because the after market aluminum oil cooler supply line; that was rubbing against the fiberglass cowl; ruptured. A successful off airport landing was accomplished.