Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Dec 31, 2002
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on December 31, 2002 near Dunkeswell, Devonshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities....
- Date: December 31, 2002
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Dunkeswell, Devonshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Attempted night landing in fog at an unlit airfield; the visual references were lost in mist and the aircraft impacted trees short of the runway after a high rate of descent.
A Piper Malibu Meridian (N961JM) operated by Blackbrook Aviation was on a charter flight from Chambery to Dunkeswell. At night, with fog and mist pockets around the field and no runway lighting, the pilot made a late go-around attempt, then descended again and struck trees short of the displaced threshold. The wings were torn off, but both occupants got out with no injuries.