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(-23) On 01/17/2000 at about 00:15 CST, while on an ILS instrument approach, Cessna 172M, N12654, piloted byprivacy data omitted and three passengers crashed in a wheat field approximately 1 mile south and slightly right of center line, for runway 35 at Liberal, Kansas municipal airport,privacy data omittedwas making a correction to the right when the outer section of the right wing hit the gorund on an approximate 050 degree heading. The aircraft skidded across the wheat field in an easterly direction for approximately 291 feet before coming to a rest at an approximate heading of 070 degrees. The pilot and 3 occupants recieved minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged.(.4) on January 17, 2000, at 0015 central standard time, a Cessna 172M, N12654, operated by a commercial pilot sustained substantial damage when on ILS approach for runway 35 (7,101 feet by 150 feet, dry asphalt) at Liberal Municipal Airport, Liberal, Kansas, the airplane impacted the terrain, 1 mile south of the airport. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 91. An IFR flight plan was on file. The pilot and three passengers on board the airplane sustained minor injuries. The cross country flight originated at denver, CO., and was enroute to Liberal, KS. In his written statement, the pilot said that he received vectors from the Kansas city air route traffic control center to the ILS approach for runway 35. The pilot said that Kansas city center instructed him to descend to 4,000 feet MSL, and advise when established on the approach. The pilot advised center that he was on approach. He said that Kansas city center issued an altimeter of 30.21 inches of mercury (hg), which he set in the altimeter. "AWOS reported 100 ovc (overcast) 1/4 mile (mile) visibility." The pilot said that he, and the student pilot/passenger, sitting in the right seat, saw the altimeter indication of 3,400 feet MSL. "The glide slope was indicating centered. The localizer was indication about 1 dot off. I began to correct to the right, and remember the altimeter indication (of) 3,300 feet MSL, which was above decision height. The airplane struck the ground and turned hard to the right (about 90 degrees). FAA inspectors examined the wreckage at the accident site. The airplane rested upright in a wheat field, approx. 1 mile south of the Liberal Municipal Airport, and slightly left of the centerline for runway 35. The airplane's main wreckage was preceded by a ground scar which was located 291 feet to the south-southwest west. Numerous slices into the dirt were observed beginning at the first ground scar and proceeding along a 050 degree magnetic heading, toward the main wreckage, for approx. 53 feet. The airplane's right wing was bent upward. The empennage was broken downward and bent to the right. The airplane's propeller showed torsional bending, chordwise scratches, and curled tips. Flight control continuity was confirmed. Examination of the engine, engine accessories and controls, and other airplane systems revealed no anomalities. At 0035 CST, the automatic weather station (AWOS) at Liberal, KS. Reported an overcast ceiling of 100 feet above ground level (AGL), 1/4 mile visibility, temperature 34 degrees fahrenheit, dew point not reported, winds 140 degrees at 5 knots, and altimeter 30.19 inches hg. The pilot stated that the weather conditions on the ground was heavy ground fog. The ILS approach to runway 35 at the Liberal Municipal Airport has a published decision height of 3,074 feet MSL. Published minimum weather required to fly the approach is a 200 foot ceiling and 1/2 mile visiblity.