What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 23, 2019, about approximately 2015 central daylight time, N881MM, an experimental Meyers midget 0100
Airplane impacted terrain about five miles southwest of Big Spring Mcmahon- Wrinkle Airport (bpg), Big Spring, Texas. Operated by the pilot as a part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
A witness flying in another airplane along with the accident pilot, reported that the purpose of their flight was for the two of them to fly in close proximity to one another. They both
Took off from bpg and conducted several ovals above the airport property. They climbed to about
4,000 Ft above ground level and departed the vicinity of the airport. The witness reported that the
Accident pilot decided to conduct a roll in his airplane. The accident pilot started a steep descent and the witness had to turn his airplane away to keep the accident airplane in sight. When
He looked back, the accident airplane was inverted, and it started to descend in a spiral. He attempted to reach the pilot via the radio, telling him how to exit the spiral, but to no avail. The accident airplane continued to spiral until about 500 feet above the ground when the airplane was upright, and in a slight right bank. The witness turned his airplane again, and when he looked back, he observed a cloud of dust on the ground, and the accident airplane on its belly.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 23, 2019, ABOUT APPROXIMATELY 2015 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N881MM, AN EXPERIMENTAL MEYERS MIDGET 0100
AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT FIVE MILES SOUTHWEST OF BIG SPRING MCMAHON- WRINKLE AIRPORT (BPG), BIG SPRING, TEXAS. OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.
A WITNESS FLYING IN ANOTHER AIRPLANE ALONG WITH THE ACCIDENT PILOT, REPORTED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THEIR FLIGHT WAS FOR THE TWO OF THEM TO FLY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER. THEY BOTH
TOOK OFF FROM BPG AND CONDUCTED SEVERAL OVALS ABOVE THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THEY CLIMBED TO ABOUT
4,000 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND DEPARTED THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE
ACCIDENT PILOT DECIDED TO CONDUCT A ROLL IN HIS AIRPLANE. THE ACCIDENT PILOT STARTED A STEEP DESCENT AND THE WITNESS HAD TO TURN HIS AIRPLANE AWAY TO KEEP THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE IN SIGHT. WHEN
HE LOOKED BACK, THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS INVERTED, AND IT STARTED TO DESCEND IN A SPIRAL. HE ATTEMPTED TO REACH THE PILOT VIA THE RADIO, TELLING HIM HOW TO EXIT THE SPIRAL, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO SPIRAL UNTIL ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS UPRIGHT, AND IN A SLIGHT RIGHT BANK. THE WITNESS TURNED HIS AIRPLANE AGAIN, AND WHEN HE LOOKED BACK, HE OBSERVED A CLOUD OF DUST ON THE GROUND, AND THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE ON ITS BELLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.