What happened
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On April 8, 2026, privacy data omittedoperator arrived at kpmu around 7:00 am, checked the weather, moved aircraft out of the hangar, and requested fuel. The fuel attendant informed the privacy data omittedoperator they needed to sump the truck tanks first, and once completed, topped off both aircraft tanks and sumped them as well. No water or sediment was found.
Aircraft departed kpmu around 7:30 am and flew to oxford, ms (kuox) arriving around 7:45AM the aircraft then left for john tune airport (kjwn) around 8:15 am and called for flight following.
At approximately 8:45 am privacy data omitted/operator switched fuel tanks and around 9:00 am, while cruising at 4,500 feet, he experienced a sudden loss of power. He declared an emergency, requested a heading to the nearest airport, and immediately turned on the fuel pump, set full throttle, full mixture, and full prop in an attempt to restart the engine. The propeller was windmilling. While maintaining control of the aircraft and losing altitude quickly, he cycled the magnetos and continued restart attempts, all while searching for a suitable landing area.
The privacy data omitted/operator proceeded to conduct a gear up landing. The aircraft came to rest in plowed up field.
Inspectors from the memphis FSDO, arrived on scene the following day.
During the investigation and cause the following items were tested and inspected.
1. The location of the fuel selector valve was noted to be on the left tank.
2. Throttle postion was in the forward position.
3. Electrical fuel pump was found to be operational and appeared to provide adequate fuel supply from the pump to the flow divider, and then fuel injectors.
4. Removed and visually looked at the engine driven fuel pump. The pump and the shaftwas found to be one piece.
5. There was approx 65 gallons of fuel was onboard.
6. All flights controls showed continuity.
7. Engine controls showed continuity
8. The prop showed continuity with the engine. Could not rotate prop 360 due the prop blades bent inward.
The aicraft suffered minor damage on the belly, and minor damage to the NLG doors.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 8, 2026, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR ARRIVED AT KPMU AROUND 7:00 AM, CHECKED THE WEATHER, MOVED AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGAR, AND REQUESTED FUEL. THE FUEL ATTENDANT INFORMED THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^OPERATOR THEY NEEDED TO SUMP THE TRUCK TANKS FIRST, AND ONCE COMPLETED, TOPPED OFF BOTH AIRCRAFT TANKS AND SUMPED THEM AS WELL. NO WATER OR SEDIMENT WAS FOUND.
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KPMU AROUND 7:30 AM AND FLEW TO OXFORD, MS (KUOX) ARRIVING AROUND 7:45AM THE AIRCRAFT THEN LEFT FOR JOHN TUNE AIRPORT (KJWN) AROUND 8:15 AM AND CALLED FOR FLIGHT FOLLOWING.
AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 AM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/OPERATOR SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND AROUND 9:00 AM, WHILE CRUISING AT 4,500 FEET, HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, REQUESTED A HEADING TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT, AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON THE FUEL PUMP, SET FULL THROTTLE, FULL MIXTURE, AND FULL PROP IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE PROPELLER WAS WINDMILLING. WHILE MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LOSING ALTITUDE QUICKLY, HE CYCLED THE MAGNETOS AND CONTINUED RESTART ATTEMPTS, ALL WHILE SEARCHING FOR A SUITABLE LANDING AREA.
THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/OPERATOR PROCEEDED TO CONDUCT A GEAR UP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN PLOWED UP FIELD.
INSPECTORS FROM THE MEMPHIS FSDO, ARRIVED ON SCENE THE FOLLOWING DAY.
DURING THE INVESTIGATION AND CAUSE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WERE TESTED AND INSPECTED.
1. THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS NOTED TO BE ON THE LEFT TANK.
2. THROTTLE POSTION WAS IN THE FORWARD POSITION.
3. ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE OPERATIONAL AND APPEARED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY FROM THE PUMP TO THE FLOW DIVIDER, AND THEN FUEL INJECTORS.
4. REMOVED AND VISUALLY LOOKED AT THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. THE PUMP AND THE SHAFTWAS FOUND TO BE ONE PIECE.
5. THERE WAS APPROX 65 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS ONBOARD.
6. ALL FLIGHTS CONTROLS SHOWED CONTINUITY.
7. ENGINE CONTROLS SHOWED CONTINUITY
8. THE PROP SHOWED CONTINUITY WITH THE ENGINE. COULD NOT ROTATE PROP 360 DUE THE PROP BLADES BENT INWARD.
THE AICRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE ON THE BELLY, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NLG DOORS.
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