What happened
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(-23) The a/c was lost from radar at about 4:48 am CST. A search was started by Norman police dept. And ou police dept. At about 5:20 am. The a/c was found at 11:04 am by two employees of airman flight school inc., in a field southwest of the intersection of w tecumseh rd and 12RH ave nw in Norman, of. This is about one mile northeast of the max westheimer airport. The a/c was found on its belly, mostly intact between some small trees with the nose pointed on a heading of about 330 degrees. The nose of the a/c was broken at the pressure bulkhead about 60 percent around its circunference. The tail was broken at the rear pressure bulkhead about 75 percent of its circumference. The landing gear was down with the main struts protruding through the top of the nacelles. The fuel tanks were damaged and there was a large puddle of fuel behind the right wing and the ground was damp with fuel behind the left wing. Three bladed propellers were installed with the lower blades of each prop bent to the rear. The trees that the a/c was between had branches that appeared to be cut by the propellers. (.4) according to air traffic control communication and radar data, the flight was VFR over the top, approximately 7,900 feet, and requested an IFR clearance to the destination airport. The flight was issued an IFR clearance and, subsequently, was cleared for the localizer runway 3 approach. Radar data indicates that the airplane intercepted the localizer and began tracking inbound. Once the airplane reached the final approach fix, the airplane entered a shallow descent, but did not reach the mda until after passing the missed approach point (map). The airplane flew past the map, continued to descend and over flew the runway. The final radar return was captured at 1,200 feet and one mile northeast of the airport, where the airplane was later located. The weather observation facility located at the airport reported that, 11 minutes before the accident, the winds were from 140 degrees at 6 knots, ceiling 200 feet overcast, visibility 1/4 miles in fog, temperature 45 degrees fahrenheit and dew point 45 degrees fahrenheit. A person who was at the airport at the time of the accident reported that the "clouds were low and visibility was poor." Toxicological testing performed on the pilotby the faa's civil aeromedical institute, Oklahoma city, Oklahoma, revealed the following: 0.121 (ug/ml, ug/g) amphetamine detected in blood, 0.419 (ug/ml, ug/g) amphetamine detected in liver, amphetamine detected in kidney, 4.595 (ug/ml, ug/g) methamphetamine detected in blood, 5.34 (ug/ml, ug/g) methamphetamine detected in liver, 3.715 (ug/ml, ug/g) methamphetamine detected in kidney, pseudoephedrine present in blood, and pseudoephedrine present in liver. The airframe and engines were examined and no anomalies were discovered that would have effected operation of the flight.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE A/C WAS LOST FROM RADAR AT ABOUT 4:48 AM CST. A SEARCH WAS STARTED BY NORMAN POLICE DEPT. AND OU POLICE DEPT. AT ABOUT 5:20 AM. THE A/C WAS FOUND AT 11:04 AM BY TWO EMPLOYEES OF AIRMAN FLIGHT SCHOOL INC., IN A FIELD SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF W TECUMSEH RD AND 12RH AVE NW IN NORMAN, OF. THIS IS ABOUT ONE MILE NORTHEAST OF THE MAX WESTHEIMER AIRPORT. THE A/C WAS FOUND ON ITS BELLY, MOSTLY INTACT BETWEEN SOME SMALL TREES WITH THE NOSE POINTED ON A HEADING OF ABOUT 330 DEGREES. THE NOSE OF THE A/C WAS BROKEN AT THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD ABOUT 60 PERCENT AROUND ITS CIRCUNFERENCE. THE TAIL WAS BROKEN AT THE REAR PRESSURE BULKHEAD ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF ITS CIRCUMFERENCE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN WITH THE MAIN STRUTS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE NACELLES. THE FUEL TANKS WERE DAMAGED AND THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL BEHIND THE RIGHT WING AND THE GROUND WAS DAMP WITH FUEL BEHIND THE LEFT WING. THREE BLADED PROPELLERS WERE INSTALLED WITH THE LOWER BLADES OF EACH PROP BENT TO THE REAR. THE TREES THAT THE A/C WAS BETWEEN HAD BRANCHES THAT APPEARED TO BE CUT BY THE PROPELLERS. (.4) ACCORDING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMUNICATION AND RADAR DATA, THE FLIGHT WAS VFR OVER THE TOP, APPROXIMATELY 7,900 FEET, AND REQUESTED AN IFR CLEARANCE TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS ISSUED AN IFR CLEARANCE AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, WAS CLEARED FOR THE LOCALIZER RUNWAY 3 APPROACH. RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT THE AIRPLANE INTERCEPTED THE LOCALIZER AND BEGAN TRACKING INBOUND. ONCE THE AIRPLANE REACHED THE FINAL APPROACH FIX, THE AIRPLANE ENTERED A SHALLOW DESCENT, BUT DID NOT REACH THE MDA UNTIL AFTER PASSING THE MISSED APPROACH POINT (MAP). THE AIRPLANE FLEW PAST THE MAP, CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND OVER FLEW THE RUNWAY. THE FINAL RADAR RETURN WAS CAPTURED AT 1,200 FEET AND ONE MILE NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT, WHERE THE AIRPLANE WAS LATER LOCATED. THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FACILITY LOCATED AT THE AIRPORT REPORTED THAT, 11 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE WINDS WERE FROM 140 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS, CEILING 200 FEET OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 1/4 MILES IN FOG, TEMPERATURE 45 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND DEW POINT 45 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. A PERSON WHO WAS AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT THE "CLOUDS WERE LOW AND VISIBILITY WAS POOR." TOXICOLOGICAL TESTING PERFORMED ON THE PILOTBY THE FAA'S CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INSTITUTE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: 0.121 (UG/ML, UG/G) AMPHETAMINE DETECTED IN BLOOD, 0.419 (UG/ML, UG/G) AMPHETAMINE DETECTED IN LIVER, AMPHETAMINE DETECTED IN KIDNEY, 4.595 (UG/ML, UG/G) METHAMPHETAMINE DETECTED IN BLOOD, 5.34 (UG/ML, UG/G) METHAMPHETAMINE DETECTED IN LIVER, 3.715 (UG/ML, UG/G) METHAMPHETAMINE DETECTED IN KIDNEY, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE PRESENT IN BLOOD, AND PSEUDOEPHEDRINE PRESENT IN LIVER. THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINES WERE EXAMINED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE DISCOVERED THAT WOULD HAVE EFFECTED OPERATION OF THE FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
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