SR20 Flight Instructor and Student reported a loss of oil pressure and decreasing oil quantity in flight. The Instructor began a diversion as engine power loss worsened and had to make a forced landing on a road where the engine quit on touch down.

Date: 2023-03 · Aircraft: SR20 · Phase: climb

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-clearance|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|ground-event-encounter-other-unknown

Synopsis

SR20 Flight Instructor and Student reported a loss of oil pressure and decreasing oil quantity in flight. The Instructor began a diversion as engine power loss worsened and had to make a forced landing on a road where the engine quit on touch down.

Narrative

Preflight oil was 6 quarts hot. Oil temp 160ish during start. Run up was normal; oil pressure in limits; everything else normal. Took off; nothing unusual; went to ZZZZZ crossing departure. Started climbing from 2500 ft. to 4500 ft.; stopped at 2900 ft. to clear bravo shelf; resumed climb with full power; fuel pump on; mixture top of green; 30 seconds after we called oil pressure indicator was below 48-49 PSI and in the yellow; then had Crew Alert System (CAS) Message; leveled at 4400 ft.; looked for an alternate airport; we called ZZZ; headed that way; descending to 2500 ft. at 600 FPM; descent stopped at ~3100 ft. it seemed on its own; instructor took controls; oil pressure dropped to 2 PSI and stayed at 8% power RPM went to 2800+; oil temp went to 200+ and CAS Message Annunciation. We experienced engine roughness and heavy vibrations. Picked a road next to a field to land; too low for Cirrus Airframe Protection System (CAPS) by that time. Landed on the road; engine quit on rollout. We stopped the aircraft; shut down; secured the engine; and exited. Oil all over the bottom of the fuselage; through engine cowling and within the engine compartment. Instructor checked the dipstick; and the cap was tight.

Second reporter narrative

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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.