# NTSB WPR10CA360: Meyer MEYER-LEGACY, N29MM, Burns, OR, June 25, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 25, 2010, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Burns, OR
- Coordinates: 43.591667, -118.955276 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5917&lon=-118.9553&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 20, 2010
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 76710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR10CA360
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76710/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76710
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA360

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, resulting in a loss of lateral and directional control during takeoff.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Wind: dust devil/whirlwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034060): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Meyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034060/cases.md?model=05619OM), [All aircraft, 38 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034060/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Meyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=05619OM), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Meyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05619OM), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: lateral/bank control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Meyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md?model=05619OM), [All aircraft, 390 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062023/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Meyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05619OM), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Meyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACY, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05619OM), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that the airplane was at the departure airport to be painted. After the job was completed, he added fuel and taxied to runway 30. He applied full engine power and began the takeoff roll in line with his normal procedure. Immediately after the airplane lifted off the runway surface the right wing dropped and the pilot applied a full control stick deflection in an effort to recover. As the wings regained a level attitude he eased the left control stick deflection and the right wing dropped again. The right wing contacted the runway surface and the airplane impacted the ground 20 degrees to the right of the runway centerline. The pilot opined that the airplane had encountered a strong wind, akin to a dust devil. He reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. As a result of the accident, the airplane incurred damage to the engine mounts, flaps, and left side fuselage. A routine aviation weather report (METAR) for the departure airport, issued at the time of the accident, reported winds from 170 degrees at 20 knots, gusting to 32 knots with squall conditions.

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane was at the departure airport to be painted. After the job was completed, he added fuel and taxied to runway 30. He applied full engine power and began the takeoff roll in line with his normal procedure. Immediately after the airplane lifted off the runway surface, the right wing dropped and the pilot applied a full control stick deflection in an effort to recover. As the wings regained a level attitude he eased the left control stick deflection and the right wing dropped again. The right wing contacted the runway surface and the airplane impacted the ground 20-degrees to the right of the runway centerline. The pilot opined that the airplane had encountered a strong wind, akin to a dust devil. He reported that there were no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. As a result of the accident, the airplane incurred damage to the engine mounts, flaps, and left side fuselage. A routine aviation weather report (METAR) for the departure airport, issued at the time of the accident, reported winds from 170 degrees at 20 knots, gusting to 32 knots with squall conditions.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29MM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29MM-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N L2K-197, built 2009 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYER MEYER-LEGACY
- Registry model: [Meyer Milon Jay MEYER-LEGACY](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-milon-jay-meyer-legacy) (registry code 05619OM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: L2K-197
- Engines: Continental IO-550 Series 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed: BNO, Burns, OR
- Destination: RLD, Richland, WA
- Airport: BNO, Burns Municipal Aiport, runway 30, 5,100 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; private, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 5, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 1,287 total, 65 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 20 knots, gusting 32
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 29.97 inHg
- Observed at: BNO

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Incident 20100625038569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100625038569I), Jun 25, 2010: Meyer Milon MEYER-LEGAC, Burns, OR, Minor damage. Pilot stated that immediately after lift-off the right wing of the aircraft dropped significantly. After applying and releasing left aileron correction to…

## Other investigations on N29MM (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 WPR14FA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA316), Jul 28, 2014: Meyer Legacy (N29MM), Lolo Pass, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The fatigue fracture of an engine connecting rod, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure and a forced landing in unsuitable terrain.

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 16, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76710. 1.0 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40334457&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF

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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