Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, May 2, 2010 (2 killed)
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on May 2, 2010 near New Albany, Indiana, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: May 2, 2010
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: New Albany, Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain airspeed in instrument meteorological conditions, which led to an aerodynamic stall, according to the NTSB.
A 1999 Piper PA-46-350P Malibu on a private flight from Paducah to Louisville was flying a radar-vectored non-precision approach in instrument conditions near New Albany, Indiana. Airspeed decayed from about 131 to 57 knots while the aircraft levelled at 4,000 ft, and it then descended in a spin into the ground. Both occupants, the pilot and one passenger, were killed.