Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Aug 6, 2007 (4 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on August 6, 2007 near Sitka, Alaska, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: August 6, 2007
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Sitka, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain altitude and obstacle clearance during an IFR circling approach and did not follow the instrument procedure. Clouds were a contributing factor.
A private pilot on an IFR flight from Victoria to Sitka was cleared for a GPS approach but chose to circle to land on the opposite runway. In low cloud, rain and fog he descended toward the city north of the runway, struck trees and an unoccupied house, and the aircraft was destroyed by a post-crash fire. All four people on board died.