What happened
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(-23) A/c crashed about 1500 feet short of and slightly to the right of the centerline of runway 32R at mic during a circing manuever to that runway following the completion of the mic VOR a approach. The mic speci issued 13 minutes prior to the crash stated 3/4 mile visibility. Prior to starting the circling manuever the pilot was informed that the visibility was 3/4 to 1/2 miles. Landing minimums for this approach is 1 mile. A/c was observed to be in a steep bank angle (70 degrees) during the circling manuever. (.19)on March 28, 2001, at 1645 central standard time, a Cessna 414, N8247Q, piloted by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted the ground while attempting to land on runway 32R at the Crystal Airport, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The 14 CFR part 135 on-demand air taxi flight was operating in instrument meteorological conditions and was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The pilot and one passenger were uninjured, one passenger received minor injuries and one passenger received serious injuries. The flight originated from the sidney municipal airport, sidney, Nebraska at an undetermined time.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A/C CRASHED ABOUT 1500 FEET SHORT OF AND SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 32R AT MIC DURING A CIRCING MANUEVER TO THAT RUNWAY FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE MIC VOR A APPROACH. THE MIC SPECI ISSUED 13 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE CRASH STATED 3/4 MILE VISIBILITY. PRIOR TO STARTING THE CIRCLING MANUEVER THE PILOT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VISIBILITY WAS 3/4 TO 1/2 MILES. LANDING MINIMUMS FOR THIS APPROACH IS 1 MILE. A/C WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN A STEEP BANK ANGLE (70 DEGREES) DURING THE CIRCLING MANUEVER. (.19)ON MARCH 28, 2001, AT 1645 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 414, N8247Q, PILOTED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32R AT THE CRYSTAL AIRPORT, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. THE 14 CFR PART 135 ON-DEMAND AIR TAXI FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED, ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SIDNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SIDNEY, NEBRASKA AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME.
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