Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 4.0
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Overcame Equipment Problem; General Police / Security Involved
Aircraft
I was working controller in charge when the local controller advised me that Aircraft X had reported losing oil pressure about 5nm west of the airport. The local controller immediately issued the wind and altimeter setting and cleared them to land on the closest runway. I advised local control to ask Aircraft X if they required any assistance. They told local control to standby. Aircraft X's next transmission was that they were landing in a field. I immediately dispatched fire and rescue to the location on the radar display where the data tag was last observed and started contacting all appropriate notifications. FIRECOM (Fire Communications) reported that the aircraft landed gear down no damage and no injuries.It was later found out from the aircraft operator that the aircraft landed at an airport on a grass strip there. Great job to everyone involved.
A Tower Controller in charge reported an aircraft lost oil pressure and landed safely on a grass strip airfield.