What happened
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(-23) 11-23-2006, 1200 Local. The pilot privacy data omitted departed from kffz in his nanchang CJ-6A, N8181C, s/n 2432061. The aircraft experienced a loss of air pressure as reported by the pilot privacy data omitted ^ and then lost power. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ initiated an emergency call to kffz, gave his location, prepared for emergency landing, landed to the north of AZ38 in a desert area, aircraft sustained damage to all landing gear, forward bulkhead, propeller, lower cowlings and other lower engine components. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ exited the aircraft, contacted the kffz tower, tower contacted Mesa sheriff's dept who responded with a helicopter to accident site. The pilot privacy data omitted did not suffer any injuries. Aircraft was taken to kdvt by privacy data omitted for inspection/teardown by privacy data omitted who specializes in nanchang CJ-6A aircraft. 11-28-2006, assisted by inspector ^priva^, we witnessed an initial inspection of the engine by privacy data omitted. The aircraft had fuel, fuel in filters, fuel in carb, spark plugs appeared to be all firing and mags appeared to be timed correctly. privacy data omitted Upon further inspection indicated that an air pump failure caused the oil pump gear to fail, causing the fuel pump to stop, thus causing the engine to shut down.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 11-23-2006, 1200 LOCAL. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ DEPARTED FROM KFFZ IN HIS NANCHANG CJ-6A, N8181C, S/N 2432061. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ AND THEN LOST POWER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ INITIATED AN EMERGENCY CALL TO KFFZ, GAVE HIS LOCATION, PREPARED FOR EMERGENCY LANDING, LANDED TO THE NORTH OF AZ38 IN A DESERT AREA, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ALL LANDING GEAR, FORWARD BULKHEAD, PROPELLER, LOWER COWLINGS AND OTHER LOWER ENGINE COMPONENTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, CONTACTED THE KFFZ TOWER, TOWER CONTACTED MESA SHERIFF'S DEPT WHO RESPONDED WITH A HELICOPTER TO ACCIDENT SITE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO KDVT BY ^PRIVACY DA^ FOR INSPECTION/TEARDOWN BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ WHO SPECIALIZES IN NANCHANG CJ-6A AIRCRAFT. 11-28-2006, ASSISTED BY INSPECTOR ^PRIVA^, WE WITNESSED AN INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE BY ^PRIVACY DATA ^. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL, FUEL IN FILTERS, FUEL IN CARB, SPARK PLUGS APPEARED TO BE ALL FIRING AND MAGS APPEARED TO BE TIMED CORRECTLY. ^PRIVACY DATA ^ UPON FURTHER INSPECTION INDICATED THAT AN AIR PUMP FAILURE CAUSED THE OIL PUMP GEAR TO FAIL, CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO STOP, THUS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN.
NTSB investigation
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