Piper PA-31 Cheyenne crash, Oct 28, 2011 (4 killed), Toul...
Piper PA-31 Cheyenne accident on October 28, 2011 near Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France with 4 fatalities. Cause: A right engine anomaly caused...
- Date: October 28, 2011
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne
- Location: Toulouse-Blagnac, Haute-Garonne, France
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A right engine anomaly caused a power asymmetry during final approach. The pilot likely lost speed or failed to monitor airspeed during the high workload and then could not manage the asymmetry. The BEA also cites the late arrival in cloud, fixation on the runway, and inadequate single-engine training.
A Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II flown by its pilot on an IFR flight from Kassel-Calden to Toulouse with three family members aboard reported a problem on the final approach at night. The aircraft was lost from radar and radio and crashed near the runway 14R threshold. Four occupants died, including two children who died in hospital days later.