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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr EAA ACRO-SPORT · Las Vegas, NV · June 22, 2001

Date: June 22, 2001 · 12:23 local
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N67KN
Reported as: Amtr Eaaacrosport
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 329 total50 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N67KNRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2017 · White EAA ACRO-SPORTS/N 351 Airframe modelWhite EAA ACRO-SPORT Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) A/c departed n. Las Vegas (vgt) airport at approx 1200 enroute to perfrom acrobatic airwork. A/c conducted preliminary inverted flight for evaluation and verification of inverted oil system after maintenance was performed on engine oil system (replaced/rerouted engine inverted oil system line). Pilot immediately noted oil pressure drop to zero. A/c returned to normal flight but oil pressure remained at zero. Pilot informed vgt tower of loss of oil pressure and performed precautionary landing on lone lountain rd approx 1 mile west of interstate 95. Maintenance bled engine oil system by removing oil pressure regulator and cranking engine until oil was observed. Engine runup was performed with normal oil pressure observed. A/c took off using cordoned off lone mountain rd and returned safely to vgt at approx 1515.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A/C DEPARTED N. LAS VEGAS (VGT) AIRPORT AT APPROX 1200 ENROUTE TO PERFROM ACROBATIC AIRWORK. A/C CONDUCTED PRELIMINARY INVERTED FLIGHT FOR EVALUATION AND VERIFICATION OF INVERTED OIL SYSTEM AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON ENGINE OIL SYSTEM (REPLACED/REROUTED ENGINE INVERTED OIL SYSTEM LINE). PILOT IMMEDIATELY NOTED OIL PRESSURE DROP TO ZERO. A/C RETURNED TO NORMAL FLIGHT BUT OIL PRESSURE REMAINED AT ZERO. PILOT INFORMED VGT TOWER OF LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON LONE LOUNTAIN RD APPROX 1 MILE WEST OF INTERSTATE 95. MAINTENANCE BLED ENGINE OIL SYSTEM BY REMOVING OIL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND CRANKING ENGINE UNTIL OIL WAS OBSERVED. ENGINE RUNUP WAS PERFORMED WITH NORMAL OIL PRESSURE OBSERVED. A/C TOOK OFF USING CORDONED OFF LONE MOUNTAIN RD AND RETURNED SAFELY TO VGT AT APPROX 1515.