What happened
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(-23) En route from des moines, Iowa, to madison, Wisconsin, encountered icing conditions around cedar rapids, Iowa. Request to divert into Dubuque Regional Airport was granted, with a visual approach to runway 36. Aircraft had approximately 1/4 inch of ice build-up on the wings and struts at the time. Weather at the time in Dubuque was ceiling: few 300, broken 600, overcast 2900; light snow; visibility 1 1/4 mile; winds 5 knots. Pilot initially had trouble locating the airport. Once over the runway, the aircraft drifted to the right, pilot corrected then observed the end of the runway approaching. An attempt to go-around was initiated, the aircraft began to shake as if stalling, pilot could not gain control and impacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) EN ROUTE FROM DES MOINES, IOWA, TO MADISON, WISCONSIN, ENCOUNTERED ICING CONDITIONS AROUND CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. REQUEST TO DIVERT INTO DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS GRANTED, WITH A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36. AIRCRAFT HAD APPROXIMATELY 1/4 INCH OF ICE BUILD-UP ON THE WINGS AND STRUTS AT THE TIME. WEATHER AT THE TIME IN DUBUQUE WAS CEILING: FEW 300, BROKEN 600, OVERCAST 2900; LIGHT SNOW; VISIBILITY 1 1/4 MILE; WINDS 5 KNOTS. PILOT INITIALLY HAD TROUBLE LOCATING THE AIRPORT. ONCE OVER THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT, PILOT CORRECTED THEN OBSERVED THE END OF THE RUNWAY APPROACHING. AN ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SHAKE AS IF STALLING, PILOT COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
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