Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jul 28, 2001 (1 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on July 28, 2001 near Westfield-Barnes, Massachusetts, United States with 1 fatality....
- Date: July 28, 2001
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Westfield-Barnes, Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering during a go-around.
A privately owned Piper Malibu Mirage was instructed to go around at Westfield-Barnes because a preceding aircraft had not cleared the runway. The aircraft pitched up, entered a steep left bank and struck the roof of a commercial building before coming to rest upright in a parking lot. The examination found no pre-impact malfunction and the pilot was killed.