Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mira... crash, Sep 16, 2020
Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class) accident on September 16, 2020 near Jacksonville-Cherokee County, Texas, United States with no...
- Date: September 16, 2020
- Aircraft: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class)
- Location: Jacksonville-Cherokee County, Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Student pilot failure to maintain control during the approach, leading to an aerodynamic stall, with inadequate monitoring by the instructor contributing
A Piper PA 46 Malibu Mirage was on an instructional flight at Cherokee County Airport near Jacksonville, Texas, practicing an engine out landing. The student pilot overshot the turn to final, the airplane stalled about 10 ft above the ground and skidded onto the runway. The NTSB blamed the student's loss of control and the instructor's inadequate monitoring.