Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Apr 23, 2008 (3 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on April 23, 2008 near Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy with 3 fatalities. Cause: Aerodynamic...
- Date: April 23, 2008
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Aerodynamic stall during a low-speed left turn on short final, after excessive power reduction and a possible loss of situational awareness. There was too little height left to recover.
A Malibu carrying three occupants was flying a revalidation flight from Parma. After a touch-and-go and a new circuit, it stalled during a low-speed left turn onto final, struck power lines and crashed near a roundabout short of the runway. All three occupants were killed.