Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Jan 19, 2016
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on January 19, 2016 near Ottawa, Kansas, United States with no fatalities. Cause: NTSB:...
- Date: January 19, 2016
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Ottawa, Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: NTSB: The flight crew's encounter with unforecast freezing rain resulted in an uncontrolled descent, a forced landing, and substantial damage to the airplane.
On 19 January 2016 a Piper PA 46 350P Malibu (N113WB) operated by No Boundaries Aviation was on an instrument training flight with an instructor and a pilot rated student. After a missed approach, the aircraft climbed into unforecast freezing rain, ice accumulation grew from light to moderate, and it could not hold altitude. The instructor made a forced landing in an open field near Ottawa, Kansas, where the aircraft bounced and sustained substantial damage to the firewall and forward bulkhead, and both occupants survived.