A BE20 engine lost oil pressure in flight so the pilot shut the engine down and landed at an enroute...

Attributes
ACN	986325
Time
Date	201112
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Super King Air 200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Powerplant Lubrication System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 10 Flight Crew Total 4200 Flight Crew Type 300
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Upon reaching my cruising altitude of FL270; I noticed a torque fluxuation followed by a drop in oil pressure and a drop in prop RPM. I performed a precautionary shutdown and proceeded to have a maintenance facility check the situation. Due to the loss of oil pressure; the engine was damaged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE20 engine lost oil pressure in flight so the pilot shut the engine down and landed at an enroute airport.

Narrative: Upon reaching my cruising altitude of FL270; I noticed a torque fluxuation followed by a drop in oil pressure and a drop in prop RPM. I performed a precautionary shutdown and proceeded to have a maintenance facility check the situation. Due to the loss of oil pressure; the engine was damaged.

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.