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C421 pilot reports experiences oil leakage from the right engine and begins turn back to the airport before advising ATC of the emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 919613 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201011 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Golden Eagle 421 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Reciprocating Engine Assembly |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 2150 Flight Crew Type 495 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was climbing out on an assigned heading and saw oil coming out of right engine. I turned back toward the airport and notified ATC of the problem with right engine; and told them I was shutting engine down and declaring an emergency. I know that I should have talked to ATC before turning back but I talked to them just as soon as I could. I thought at the time that I needed to get back to the airport as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C421 pilot reports experiences oil leakage from the right engine and begins turn back to the airport before advising ATC of the emergency.
Narrative: I was climbing out on an assigned heading and saw oil coming out of right engine. I turned back toward the airport and notified ATC of the problem with right engine; and told them I was shutting engine down and declaring an emergency. I know that I should have talked to ATC before turning back but I talked to them just as soon as I could. I thought at the time that I needed to get back to the airport as soon as possible.
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.