Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Aug 23, 2001 (1 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on August 23, 2001 near Bulverde, Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot's...
- Date: August 23, 2001
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Bulverde, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's failure to obtain airspeed after rotation, causing a stall, with tailwind, high density altitude and an upsloping runway as contributing factors.
The Malibu was refuelled from a self-serve pump and took off with a tailwind from a runway that rises steeply at its far end. It failed to gain airspeed after rotation, descended and struck the ground, and a post-crash fire destroyed the aircraft. The pilot was killed.