A BE23 pilot landed on a rural road after the oil temperature moved rapidly over the red line with a...

Attributes
ACN	965405
Time
Date	201108
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	Sundowner 23
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Oil Indicating System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 9 Flight Crew Total 1200 Flight Crew Type 50
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Climbing approximately after a fuel stop; oil temp moved rapidly above the red line. Due to the rapid nature of the temperature change I did not want to risk returning to [the departure airport] and opted to immediately land on a clear straight stretch of [rural road]. The landing was uneventful. Traffic was not interrupted and the plane was positioned off the road not obstructing normal traffic flow. When I determined the problem was a faulty temperature sending unit; I contacted local emergency responders who secured the section of the road necessary for my departure. The departure and subsequent 20 mile leg [to destination] were normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE23 Pilot landed on a rural road after the oil temperature moved rapidly over the red line with a 107F OAT. He determined the oil temperature sending unit was faulty.

Narrative: Climbing approximately after a fuel stop; oil temp moved rapidly above the red line. Due to the rapid nature of the temperature change I did not want to risk returning to [the departure airport] and opted to immediately land on a clear straight stretch of [rural road]. The landing was uneventful. Traffic was not interrupted and the plane was positioned off the road not obstructing normal traffic flow. When I determined the problem was a faulty temperature sending unit; I contacted local emergency responders who secured the section of the road necessary for my departure. The departure and subsequent 20 mile leg [to destination] were normal.

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 BE23 pilot landed on a rural road after the oil temperature moved rapidly over the red line with a 107F OAT. He determined the oil temperature sending unit was faulty.