Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jul 22, 2015
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on July 22, 2015 near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States with no fatalities. Cause: ASN...
- Date: July 22, 2015
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: ASN database summary (NTSB final findings not located): the accelerated stall in a steep low airspeed turn occurred while the pilot continued the unstable approach after a modified landing clearance during a period of high workload.
A Piper PA 46 310P Malibu (N4BP) landing at the EAA AirVenture fly in on 22 July 2015 was cleared to land on a shorter point after a departing aircraft on the runway. The pilot turned onto base at low altitude and low airspeed, the aircraft stalled in a bank estimated above 60 degrees and struck the runway. All five occupants survived, with one airlifted to hospital, and the airport closed for a few hours.