What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was on ILS approach to front range airport. Pilot stated he broke out of overcast at approx. 300 feet at which time he disengaged autopilot and continued to fly manually to landing. Because of front windshield being almost totally obscured with ice he dipped below glideslope and hit 'something', but continued to a landing. Subsequent investigation showed aircraft hit top line of power lines approx 1/2 mile short of runway. Investigation of maintenance records and flight logs showed no indication of errors made in maintenance. Cause attributed to failure of windsheild heat, subsequent icing on windshield obscured pilots' vision causing incident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON ILS APPROACH TO FRONT RANGE AIRPORT. PILOT STATED HE BROKE OUT OF OVERCAST AT APPROX. 300 FEET AT WHICH TIME HE DISENGAGED AUTOPILOT AND CONTINUED TO FLY MANUALLY TO LANDING. BECAUSE OF FRONT WINDSHIELD BEING ALMOST TOTALLY OBSCURED WITH ICE HE DIPPED BELOW GLIDESLOPE AND HIT 'SOMETHING', BUT CONTINUED TO A LANDING. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED AIRCRAFT HIT TOP LINE OF POWER LINES APPROX 1/2 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION OF MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND FLIGHT LOGS SHOWED NO INDICATION OF ERRORS MADE IN MAINTENANCE. CAUSE ATTRIBUTED TO FAILURE OF WINDSHEILD HEAT, SUBSEQUENT ICING ON WINDSHIELD OBSCURED PILOTS' VISION CAUSING INCIDENT.
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