# Accident 20190823012009A: Meyers Mark A MEYERS MIDGET 0100, Big Spring, TX, August 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2019, 20:15 local time
- Place: Big Spring, TX
- Airport: Mcmahon- Wrinkle Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1431° N, 101.5869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1431&lon=-101.5869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N881MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N881MM-2019-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyers Mark A MEYERS MIDGET 0100 (registry code 05614EI, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-mark-a-meyers-midget-0100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS MARK A MEYERS MIDGET 0100
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190823012009A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR19FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA235), Aug 24, 2019: Meyers Midget 0100 (N881MM), Big Spring, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness while conducting a roll, which resulted in his inability to recover from the maneuver before the airplane impacted the ground. Contributing to…

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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