Extra 200/300 Series
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 2; Flight Crew Total 10569; Flight Crew Type 500
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Diverted; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification; Flight Crew Landed As Precaution; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Reposition flight for new owner of Extra 300L. In route at 4;500 feet MSL; oil pressure dropped into the yellow. Asked Approach Control for vectors to nearest suitable airfield. Proceeded to gain more altitude in case an engine out approach was needed; it was not. No traffic at uncontrolled airport. Did a descending turn over field and an uneventful landing. Cleared the runway and shut down engine as oil pressure dropped below the yellow arc. Line boy and I pushed aircraft to FBO. Turned over to Maintenance to evaluate.Approach Control was extremely helpful. All the information provided by them allowed me to concentrate on the situation at hand. Asked to contact them after landing to insure I landed safely.
Extra 200/300 pilot reported losing oil pressure inflight and requested vectors to the nearest suitable airfield.