What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was executing the localizer 36 approach into arv. At one mile final the aircraft was at minimum decision altitude for the approach. At 1/2 mile the aircraft climbed 300 feet, made a left turn, descended 200 feet and then lost control and crashed in a 80 degree nose down attitude. Radar tracking shows erratic altitude and groundspeed between the outer marker and the missed approach point. Based on METAR weather data, ceiling was at the minimum descent altitude allowed by the approach approximately 8 minutes after the crash and well below minimums within 45 minutes after. Engine was running at impact based on propeller scars and witness statements. All controls appeared to be intact until impact based on wreckage evaluation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS EXECUTING THE LOCALIZER 36 APPROACH INTO ARV. AT ONE MILE FINAL THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT MINIMUM DECISION ALTITUDE FOR THE APPROACH. AT 1/2 MILE THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED 300 FEET, MADE A LEFT TURN, DESCENDED 200 FEET AND THEN LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED IN A 80 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. RADAR TRACKING SHOWS ERRATIC ALTITUDE AND GROUNDSPEED BETWEEN THE OUTER MARKER AND THE MISSED APPROACH POINT. BASED ON METAR WEATHER DATA, CEILING WAS AT THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE ALLOWED BY THE APPROACH APPROXIMATELY 8 MINUTES AFTER THE CRASH AND WELL BELOW MINIMUMS WITHIN 45 MINUTES AFTER. ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT IMPACT BASED ON PROPELLER SCARS AND WITNESS STATEMENTS. ALL CONTROLS APPEARED TO BE INTACT UNTIL IMPACT BASED ON WRECKAGE EVALUATION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.