Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 96; Flight Crew Total 11000; Flight Crew Type 6800
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Inflight Shutdown; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition
Aircraft
After takeoff from Runway 17R; during climb and making a left turn assigned by Tower I felt a difference in directional control (yawing) to the left. After checking my gages and parameters I saw a solid oil pressure red light for the left engine; I recovered directional control; secured the engine; reported the problem to the Tower; received vectors for and landed on Runway 26 without incident.
When an SA226 lost oil pressure in the left engine the pilot secured it and returned safely to his departure airport.