What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-19)On December 24, 2000, at 1557 MST, a Beech V35B, N2174L, impacted the ground during approaxh to land at Albuquerque International Airport, Albuquerque, new Mexico. The a/c sustained substantial damage and the private pilot and his passenger received fatal I juries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight operating under title 14 CFR part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed tulsa, OK., earlier in the day. The pilot surviced the accident but died on December 26, 2000, in the hospital in Albuquerque. According to preliminary information, the a/c was cleared to land on runway 3 but the pilot lined up for landing on runway 35. When the tower pointed this out, he attempted to divert to runway 3. The a/c impacted the ground in a nose low attitude near the approach end of runway 3. (-23) aircraft was inbound to abq fro tul and was lining up with runway 35, tower instructed pilot to land runway 3. Aircraft was making "s" turn to line up with runway 3 when right wing dropped. The aircraft impacted the ground in a nose low attitude near the approach end of runway 3. The private p ilot and his passenger received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-19)ON DECEMBER 24, 2000, AT 1557 MST, A BEECH V35B, N2174L, IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING APPROAXH TO LAND AT ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL I JURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS PERSONAL FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TULSA, OK., EARLIER IN THE DAY. THE PILOT SURVICED THE ACCIDENT BUT DIED ON DECEMBER 26, 2000, IN THE HOSPITAL IN ALBUQUERQUE. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, THE A/C WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 BUT THE PILOT LINED UP FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 35. WHEN THE TOWER POINTED THIS OUT, HE ATTEMPTED TO DIVERT TO RUNWAY 3. THE A/C IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 3. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND TO ABQ FRO TUL AND WAS LINING UP WITH RUNWAY 35, TOWER INSTRUCTED PILOT TO LAND RUNWAY 3. AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING "S" TURN TO LINE UP WITH RUNWAY 3 WHEN RIGHT WING DROPPED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 3. THE PRIVATE P ILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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