ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279291
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| Date: | Thursday 16 June 2022 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Meyers 200A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N489C |
| MSN: | 254 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3593 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Weslaco, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Weslaco, TX |
| Destin Airport, FL (DSI/KDTS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he intended to complete a cross-country flight and the airplane had about 65 gallons of fuel onboard. After takeoff, he entered the left traffic pattern to overfly the runway before departing the area. While on the downwind leg, the engine sustained a total loss of power and the propeller continued to windmill. As he turned toward the airport, he extended the airplane's landing gear because he believed the airplane would reach the runway. However, the additional drag of the extended landing gear increased the airplane's descent rate and the airplane descended into an area of trees short of the runway. The airplane collided with trees and came to rest vertically with the tail resting on a tree. The engine mounts, forward fuselage, and both wings were substantially damaged during the accident.
Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that there was adequate fuel available, and no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation were identified. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on available information.
Probable Cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA252
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=489C
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N489C/history/20220616/1400Z/KTXW/KTXW
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 May 2021 | N489C | 0 | Marathon, Florida | |
sub | |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2022 17:19 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jun-2022 18:13 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Jun-2022 18:32 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 19:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 19:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2022 07:57 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2022 19:01 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Photo] |
| 04-Apr-2024 10:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 04-Apr-2024 10:01 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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