# Accident 19990616007129A: Amtr MEYERS145, Wapakoneta, OH, June 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1999, 16:40 local time
- Place: Wapakoneta, OH
- Airport: Neil Armstrong Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5693° N, 84.1894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5693&lon=-84.1894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42240, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42240-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hunter Russell K MEYERS 145 (registry code 05626NQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/hunter-russell-k-meyers-145) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MEYERS145
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 48 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990616007129A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST POWER ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 8 AND LANDED 350 FEET SHORT OF THE RWY. (-23)DEPARTED NEIL ARMSTRONG AIRPORT, NEW KNOXVILLE, OHIO, LANDING APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 08 SAME AIRPORT, LOST ENGINE POWER.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ESTIMATED 350' SHORT OF RUNWAY IN A WATERWAY DITCH.                            (.4) BEFORE PREFLIGHTING, THE PILOT ADDED 5 GALLONS OF FUEL, THEN DID A FUEL CHECK. THE CHECK WAS 'NORMAL', AND THE PILOT IDENTIFIED NO ANOMALIES DURING THE PREFLIGHT. THE PILOT BOARDED THE AIRPLANE, AND STARTED THE ENGINE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. HE THEN TAXIED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, AND COMPLETED THE RUN-UP CHECKS. NO ANOMALIES WERE IDENTIFIED. THE PILOT TAXIED ONTO THE RUNWAY, ADVANCED THE THROTTLE, AND DEPARTED USING 10 DEGREE OF FLAPS. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE 5,002 FOOT LONG RUNWAY. THE PILOT REMAINED IN LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC, AND TURNED CROSSWIND, DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL. WHILE ON FINAL AND 800 FEET AGL, THE PILOT NOTICED A PARTIAL LOSS IN POWER. HE MOVED THE THROTTLE, BUT ENGINE RPM DID NOT CHANGE. WITH INSUFFICIENT POWER TO MAKE THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT                                                                      EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING TO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A LEVEL GRASSY FIELD. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, AND STARTED TO ROLLOUT, BUT ENCOUNTERED A CREEK BED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO PRE-IMPACT FAILURES.

## 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 NYC99LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA145), Jun 16, 1999: Hunter Myers 145 (N42240), Wapakoneta, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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