What happened
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(-23) Investigation is ongoing. Sections 21A, 29, 31, 32, 39, 42, 43 will be amended as information becomes available. (-23 amendment) aircraft N37221 was reported on GPS approach to runway 33 at Norman county ada-Twin valley airport (doo), elevation 954., ada, MN when the aircraft impacted trees and terrain approximately 2.6 NM southeast of runway 33. The aircraft had departed spearfish, sa (spf), located 350 NM southwest of doo on an IFR flight plan. The weather at 05031Z in fargo, ND (FAR); winds at 330 at 9 KTS., 8 miles visibility, 1000 ft. overcast, temperature -3 degrees c, dewpoint -4 degrees and altimeter 29.97. The aircraft impacted 50 ft. high trees in a level attitude on a northwesterly heading and came to rest on a westerly heading. The initial ground impact was located approximately 360 feet from the initial tree strike. De-ice boots were observed on the wing leading edges. A small amount of residual ice was observed on the left stabilizer. Fuel was observed leaking from a fuel line in the left wing. The passenger,privacy data omitted communicated that when they were coming in on instrument approach, the pilot could not find the airport. The pilot was about to go around when he thought he spotted a beacon. The pilot continued to descend. privacy data omitted Said he was looking outside the WI ndows to see if he could see the runway. privacy data omitted Said the altimeter on aircraft left read 1,300 feet. privacy data omitted Was about to tell the pilot to pull up because he was thinking they were at alleviation level when they hit the trees. privacy data omitted Said the accident occurred because the pilot was too focused on looking for the runway. privacy data omitted Communicated that the deicing boots were on the tail and the wings. He knows they were working on the wings because he could see them from inside the aircraft. The electric hotplate must have been working because he could see that the section of the windshield in front of the pilot was clear. privacy data omitted Is a private pilot, single engine land and holds a airframe/mechanic, powerplant/mechanic certificate.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. SECTIONS 21A, 29, 31, 32, 39, 42, 43 WILL BE AMENDED AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (-23 AMENDMENT) AIRCRAFT N37221 WAS REPORTED ON GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33 AT NORMAN COUNTY ADA-TWIN VALLEY AIRPORT (DOO), ELEVATION 954., ADA, MN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 2.6 NM SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY 33. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED SPEARFISH, SA (SPF), LOCATED 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF DOO ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE WEATHER AT 05031Z IN FARGO, ND (FAR); WINDS AT 330 AT 9 KTS., 8 MILES VISIBILITY, 1000 FT. OVERCAST, TEMPERATURE -3 DEGREES C, DEWPOINT -4 DEGREES AND ALTIMETER 29.97. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED 50 FT. HIGH TREES IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE ON A NORTHWESTERLY HEADING AND CAME TO REST ON A WESTERLY HEADING. THE INITIAL GROUND IMPACT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 360 FEET FROM THE INITIAL TREE STRIKE. DE-ICE BOOTS WERE OBSERVED ON THE WING LEADING EDGES. A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL ICE WAS OBSERVED ON THE LEFT STABILIZER. FUEL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM A FUEL LINE IN THE LEFT WING. THE PASSENGER,^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ COMMUNICATED THAT WHEN THEY WERE COMING IN ON INSTRUMENT APPROACH, THE PILOT COULD NOT FIND THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS ABOUT TO GO AROUND WHEN HE THOUGHT HE SPOTTED A BEACON. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO DESCEND. ^PRIVACY DA^ SAID HE WAS LOOKING OUTSIDE THE WI NDOWS TO SEE IF HE COULD SEE THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DA^ SAID THE ALTIMETER ON AIRCRAFT LEFT READ 1,300 FEET. ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS ABOUT TO TELL THE PILOT TO PULL UP BECAUSE HE WAS THINKING THEY WERE AT ALLEVIATION LEVEL WHEN THEY HIT THE TREES. ^PRIVACY DA^ SAID THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE THE PILOT WAS TOO FOCUSED ON LOOKING FOR THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DA^ COMMUNICATED THAT THE DEICING BOOTS WERE ON THE TAIL AND THE WINGS. HE KNOWS THEY WERE WORKING ON THE WINGS BECAUSE HE COULD SEE THEM FROM INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. THE ELECTRIC HOTPLATE MUST HAVE BEEN WORKING BECAUSE HE COULD SEE THAT THE SECTION OF THE WINDSHIELD IN FRONT OF THE PILOT WAS CLEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ IS A PRIVATE PILOT, SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND HOLDS A AIRFRAME/MECHANIC, POWERPLANT/MECHANIC CERTIFICATE.
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