"Happy Dog" wrote in message .. .
"Blueskies" wrote in
You know, hindsight is always 20-20, but if they lost oil pressure and still had a running engine, why didn't they
try to land anywhere they could right now with what engine they had left rather that trying to nurse it to get to the
airport? I'm not sure what I would do now that I think of it; I would have to watch the other engine instruments to
see if the CHT was going high (if it was installed) thus confirming oil loss. Maybe need to make a decision right
here right now, on the ground, that if I see low or zero pressure I will land immediately...

IIRC, on the Cessna Lycoming, the Gauge and the Idiot Light are separate circuits. If one or the other remains in the
Oil Pressure OK state, and the temps don't rise, you have oil pressure. If they both indicate oil pressure loss, it
is over. Unless you need to travel some distance (over water, perhaps) perform a forced approach. Don't rely on the
fan for anything.

The video shows him way too high and fast for the fairway. And, if I read the Terraserver image correctly, that was
his only option at that point.

moo



It looks like they had almost 8 minutes from the time they reported loss of oil pressure to the time they crashed. They
had about 5 minutes from the time they reported loss of pressure to the time they reported the engine failed.