# Accident 20220616010459A: Meyers Industries Inc 200A, Weslaco, TX, June 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2022, 08:30 local time
- Place: Weslaco, TX
- Airport: Mid Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1862° N, 97.9777° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1862&lon=-97.9777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N489C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N489C-2024-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyers Industries 200A (registry code 5650304, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-industries-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS INDUSTRIES INC 200A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,373 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220616010459A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A MEYERS M200, TOOK OFF FROM (KTXW) WITH APPROXIMATELY 65 GALLONS ON BOARD. PILOT REPORTS THAT HE WAS RUNNING OFF THE RIGHT FULL AFT TANK AND DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 14. AT 200FT. RETRACTED LANDING GEAR, 400FT. CLEARED FLAPS, THEN LEFT TURN. FLEW THE LEFT DOWN WIND LEG RUNWAY 14. ADJUSTED PROP AND RPM. CLIMBED TO APROX 700-800 FT. AND TURNED BASE TO FINAL, MAINTAINED ALTITUDE AND OVERFLEW RUNWAY 14. TURNED BACK TO NE HEADING AND CLIMBED TO 7500. ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE LEFT DOWNWIND 14 THE ENGINE STARTED LOOSING POWER AND STOPPED, PROPELLER KEPT TURNING. TURNED A BASE TO FINAL TRYING TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. DROPPED THE LANDING GEAR, THE DRAG WAS TOO MUCH AND LOST ALTITUDE RAPIDLY.  TURNED RIGHT AND CLIPPED THE TOP OF THE TREES AND LANDED NOSE DOWN RESTING AGAINST A HACKBERRY TREE. NOSE WHEEL, PROP AND ENGINE BROKE OFF. THE PILOT WAS ASSISTED BY PEOPLE ON THE GROUND TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN22LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA252), Jun 16, 2022: Meyers Industries 200A (N489C), Weslaco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N489C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210526010109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210526010109A), May 26, 2021: Meyers Industries Inc 200A (N489C), Marathon, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on runway with right main landing gear retracted.

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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