What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot received his instrument rating 2 weeks prior to the accident. The pilot received a weather breifing from flight service just prior to departure from batavia, Ohio (I69) with a destination of monticello, IA (mxo). The pilot deviated to Cedar Rapids, Iowa (kcid) due to weather conditions at mxo. The pilot was cleared for the ILS to runway 090 and performed a missed approach on the first attempt. On the second attempt the aircraft was established on the ILS 090 approach at cid and approximately 1 mile from the threshold, descended below the glide path and crashed into the ground. Information retrieved from the handheld GPS indicated a left turn and a decent rate of greater than 1000 ft/min. At impact. The energy path of the crash was greater than 90 degrees from the runway heading. The weather at the time of the accident (wind 160 at 7KTS temperature -4C dew point -4C and mist the ceiling was 200 ft overcast with 2 1/2 mile visiblity) .
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS INSTRUMENT RATING 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BREIFING FROM FLIGHT SERVICE JUST PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM BATAVIA, OHIO (I69) WITH A DESTINATION OF MONTICELLO, IA (MXO). THE PILOT DEVIATED TO CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (KCID) DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS AT MXO. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS TO RUNWAY 090 AND PERFORMED A MISSED APPROACH ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE ILS 090 APPROACH AT CID AND APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE THRESHOLD, DESCENDED BELOW THE GLIDE PATH AND CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. INFORMATION RETRIEVED FROM THE HANDHELD GPS INDICATED A LEFT TURN AND A DECENT RATE OF GREATER THAN 1000 FT/MIN. AT IMPACT. THE ENERGY PATH OF THE CRASH WAS GREATER THAN 90 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT (WIND 160 AT 7KTS TEMPERATURE -4C DEW POINT -4C AND MIST THE CEILING WAS 200 FT OVERCAST WITH 2 1/2 MILE VISIBLITY) .
NTSB investigation
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