Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jul 7, 2000
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on July 7, 2000 near Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: July 7, 2000
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure from fuel starvation during a post-maintenance test flight, due to inadequate fuel quantity monitoring and the lack of a technical log.
A Piper Malibu on a post-maintenance shakedown flight from Bournemouth ran short of fuel because the fuel quantity indication had been reset and no technical log existed. After the pilot reselected tanks the engine failed on the ILS, and he made a forced landing in a field, where the aircraft struck a boundary hedge. The three occupants left by normal means with minor injuries and there was no fire.