# Accident 20061123029529A: Nancng CJ6A, Mesa, AR, November 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2006, 12:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4250° N, 111.5417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4250&lon=-111.5417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8181C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8181C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nanchang China CJ-6A (registry code 056183N, https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NANCNG CJ6A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 27 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061123029529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX07LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA045), Nov 23, 2006: Nanchang CJ-6A (N8181C), Queen Creek, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power resulting from the failure of the engine's air compressor due to a seized piston, which resulted in the stoppage of the oil pump, fuel pump, and tachometer generator,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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