Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Nov 25, 2017
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on November 25, 2017 near Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, United States with no...
- Date: November 25, 2017
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: BAAA (based on the NTSB record): the reason for the partial loss of engine power could not be determined, and the engine, engine accessories and propeller showed no mechanical malfunction that would have precluded normal operation before the accident.
On 25 November 2017 at about 1315 local time a 2005 Piper PA 46 Malibu Meridian, N863RB, on a private flight from St Pete Clearwater International Airport, Florida, to Pensacola lost engine power after takeoff. Engine torque fell when the landing gear was retracted and then surged, and the left wing struck the ground as the pilot tried to return to the runway, after which the aircraft came to rest in the grass beside it. The sole occupant, the pilot, was seriously injured, and the examination found no mechanical malfunction; the cause of the power loss could not be determined.