What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On may 4, 2007 a Cessna 182Q piloted by privacy data omitted was cleared to land at the Asheville, NC airport on runway 16. The weather was at minimums and light drizzle reported. At about 1 1/2 miles from the runway air traffic called and told the pilot he was off course and had overflown the localizer. The pilot reported that he had lost his dg (directional gyro) and the attitude indicator and he needed help making his turns. After several instructions were given to the aircraft to make turns, air traffic lost contact with N735DP at 10:58:02. The aircraft collided with mountainous terrain nnw of the Asheville, NC airport.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MAY 4, 2007 A CESSNA 182Q PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT THE ASHEVILLE, NC AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 16. THE WEATHER WAS AT MINIMUMS AND LIGHT DRIZZLE REPORTED. AT ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY AIR TRAFFIC CALLED AND TOLD THE PILOT HE WAS OFF COURSE AND HAD OVERFLOWN THE LOCALIZER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD LOST HIS DG (DIRECTIONAL GYRO) AND THE ATTITUDE INDICATOR AND HE NEEDED HELP MAKING HIS TURNS. AFTER SEVERAL INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN TO THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE TURNS, AIR TRAFFIC LOST CONTACT WITH N735DP AT 10:58:02. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NNW OF THE ASHEVILLE, NC AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.