What happened
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(-23) Aircraft flying over Simi Valley CA. When pilot noticed oil pressure gage indicated no oil pressure and low oil annunciator illuminated. Pilot radioed van nuys (vny) tower and was cleared to land on any runway at vny. Approximately four minutes later engine's RPM was fluctuating and engine was losing power. Pilot was advised to land in the chatsworth dry reservoir. Pilot landed on a dirt road in the reservoir without incident. Pilot exited aircraft and noticed oil all over the belly of the aircraft, and no oil in the oil dipstick. Aircraft was sent to san diego CA. For examination. After examination it was discovered that the vacuum pump gasket had a crack in it, and was the cause of the loss of oil. An m & d report was filed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT FLYING OVER SIMI VALLEY CA. WHEN PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE GAGE INDICATED NO OIL PRESSURE AND LOW OIL ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. PILOT RADIOED VAN NUYS (VNY) TOWER AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON ANY RUNWAY AT VNY. APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES LATER ENGINE'S RPM WAS FLUCTUATING AND ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. PILOT WAS ADVISED TO LAND IN THE CHATSWORTH DRY RESERVOIR. PILOT LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD IN THE RESERVOIR WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED OIL ALL OVER THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO OIL IN THE OIL DIPSTICK. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO SAN DIEGO CA. FOR EXAMINATION. AFTER EXAMINATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP GASKET HAD A CRACK IN IT, AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF OIL. AN M & D REPORT WAS FILED.
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