# NTSB SEA87LA099: Meyer 77-1, N28LM, Bellingham, WA, May 20, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 20, 1987, 13:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Coordinates: 48.039978, -122.440658 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0400&lon=-122.4407&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40628
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA87LA099
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40628/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA099

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

A GUSTING 90 DEGREE CROSSWIND WAS PRESENT DURING THE TAKEOFF. A GUST RAISED THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING AND THE PILOT OVER-CORRECTED WITH LEFT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STALLED, IMPACTING THE RUNWAY IN A LEFT  WING DOWN, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S SECOND FLIGHT IN THIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28LM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28LM-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 78-3, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYER 77-1
- Registry model: [Meyer TORO 77-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-toro-77-1) (registry code 05655E9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 78-3
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200-A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Laverne Tegland
- Registered owner: Laverne Tegland
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed: BLI, BELLINGHAM, WA
- Destination: WA13, CONCRETE, WA
- Airport: BLI, Bellingham Int'L., runway 34, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 550 total, 1 in this make and model, 430 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19870520079499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870520079499A), May 20, 1987: Amtr TORO771, Bellingham, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control and stalled on liftoff in a gusty crosswind. Impacted on nose and left wing. Second flight in aircraft

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.

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