Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Nov 24, 2006
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on November 24, 2006 near Tartu, Tartumaa, Estonia with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot's...
- Date: November 24, 2006
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Tartu, Tartumaa, Estonia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot's inability to maintain altitude and terrain clearance because of unrecognised spatial disorientation, with dark terrain, no visible horizon, long duty time and unfamiliarity with the airport as contributing factors.
A single-engine Piper Malibu on a private flight from Tartu to Dresden with two passengers entered an uncontrolled descent during the climb in darkness. It came down in a field about 500 metres past the runway end. All three occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.