What happened
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(.19) On January 10, 2002, approximately 1057 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-46T airplane, N87WW, was substantially damaged during landing at the Double Eagle II Airport near Albuquerque, new Mexico. The airplane was registered to polzien, inc. of ardmore, Oklahoma, and operated by the pilot. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from ardmore, Oklahoma, approximately 0700. Preliminary information indicates that the pilot was executing an ILS approach to runway 22. Approximately 100 feet, the airplane descended from the clouds aligned right of the runway. The pilot attempted to align the airplane with the runway by banking left and then right. As the airplane banked right, the right wing struck the runway. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the runway, exited the runway to the south and slid about 1,500 feet before coming to a stop upright. Examination of the airplane by the FAA inspectors, who responded to the accident site, revealed that the right wing, about 4 feet from the fuselage was split open. The right wing's spar was damaged. The propeller and landing gear had sustained damage. (-23) on jan. 10, 2002, at approximately 1057 MST a Piper PA-46-T airplane was substantially damaged when it crashed on landing at Double Eagle II Airport in abq, NM. There were no injuries to the pilot or passenger. The aircraft was on an instrument flight plan from ardmore, ok to abq. The pilot in command was marvin carl polzien. The aircraft executed an instrument approach to runway 22 at Double Eagle ii (aeg) and broke out of the clouds aligned to the right of the runway and the pilot attempted to align with the runway by banking left then right. The right wing impacted the runway, exited the runway to the south and slid approximately 1,500 feet before coming to a stop. Examination of the aircraft revealed that the right wing, approximately 4 feet from the fuselage was split open, the landing gear, propeller, were damaged. (.4) the pilot reported that he checked the automated weather observing system (AWOS) before he executed an instrument landing system (ILS) approach, and it indicated "VFR" conditions. The pilot reported that at approximately 100 feet AGL, the airplane descended from the clouds and was aligned right of the runway. The pilot attempted to align the airplane with the runway by banking left and then right. As the airplane banked right, the right wing struck the runway. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the runway, exited the runway to the south, and slid about 1,500 feet before coming to a stop upright. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, snow was falling heavily, light turbulence was present, and the sky was obscured.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JANUARY 10, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 1057 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-46T AIRPLANE, N87WW, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT NEAR ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO POLZIEN, INC. OF ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA, APPROXIMATELY 0700. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22. APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED FROM THE CLOUDS ALIGNED RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ALIGN THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY BY BANKING LEFT AND THEN RIGHT. AS THE AIRPLANE BANKED RIGHT, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE SOUTH AND SLID ABOUT 1,500 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP UPRIGHT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA INSPECTORS, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING, ABOUT 4 FEET FROM THE FUSELAGE WAS SPLIT OPEN. THE RIGHT WING'S SPAR WAS DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE. (-23) ON JAN. 10, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1057 MST A PIPER PA-46-T AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT CRASHED ON LANDING AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT IN ABQ, NM. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN FROM ARDMORE, OK TO ABQ. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS MARVIN CARL POLZIEN. THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 AT DOUBLE EAGLE II (AEG) AND BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS ALIGNED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY BY BANKING LEFT THEN RIGHT. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE SOUTH AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WING, APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET FROM THE FUSELAGE WAS SPLIT OPEN, THE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, WERE DAMAGED. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CHECKED THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM (AWOS) BEFORE HE EXECUTED AN INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS) APPROACH, AND IT INDICATED "VFR" CONDITIONS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED FROM THE CLOUDS AND WAS ALIGNED RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ALIGN THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY BY BANKING LEFT AND THEN RIGHT. AS THE AIRPLANE BANKED RIGHT, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE SOUTH, AND SLID ABOUT 1,500 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP UPRIGHT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, SNOW WAS FALLING HEAVILY, LIGHT TURBULENCE WAS PRESENT, AND THE SKY WAS OBSCURED.
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