19900515015799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Dubuque, IA · May 15, 1990

Date
May 15, 1990 · 22:50 local
Place
Dubuque, IA
Airport
Dubuque Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N111AY
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC90LA108
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming LTIO540J2BD
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,200 total1,583 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered heavy rain,turbulence, and windshear on ILS approach. Tried go around. Continued descent until impact.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED HEAVY RAIN,TURBULENCE, AND WINDSHEAR ON ILS APPROACH. TRIED GO AROUND. CONTINUED DESCENT UNTIL IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.