What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot was single engine visual flight rules (VFR) rated. The pilot received a weather briefing from flight service at 0830 local and departed on a VFR flight from tulsa ok (krvs) for Washington IA (kawg) at 1609 local on 01/17/2010. The pilot planned to stop for fuel in the Kansas city area but did not stop due to instrument conditions (IMC) in the Kansas city area. The pilot chose to continue to Washington, Iowa (kawg) without refueling. The pilot did not land in Washington due to instrument conditions (IMC). The pilot informed Cedar Rapids (kcid) approach control that he was low on fuel and was unable to reach a VFR destination. He declared an emergency and was given vectors to the ILS 27 approach into Cedar Rapids. During the approach at (cid) the non instrument rated pilot decended below the instrument glide path and struck the ground causing substantial damage to the aircraft and minor injuries to the pilot. The engine was producing power at impact and fuel remained in the tanks. The aircraft hit the ground approximatly 1 1/2 miles short of the runway threshold. The weather conditions at the time of the accident were (wind 280 at 10 KTS 100FT overcast 1 1/4 mile visiblity temperature -2 c dewpiont -2C and mist).
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT WAS SINGLE ENGINE VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) RATED. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM FLIGHT SERVICE AT 0830 LOCAL AND DEPARTED ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM TULSA OK (KRVS) FOR WASHINGTON IA (KAWG) AT 1609 LOCAL ON 01/17/2010. THE PILOT PLANNED TO STOP FOR FUEL IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA BUT DID NOT STOP DUE TO INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS (IMC) IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA. THE PILOT CHOSE TO CONTINUE TO WASHINGTON, IOWA (KAWG) WITHOUT REFUELING. THE PILOT DID NOT LAND IN WASHINGTON DUE TO INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS (IMC). THE PILOT INFORMED CEDAR RAPIDS (KCID) APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL AND WAS UNABLE TO REACH A VFR DESTINATION. HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO THE ILS 27 APPROACH INTO CEDAR RAPIDS. DURING THE APPROACH AT (CID) THE NON INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT DECENDED BELOW THE INSTRUMENT GLIDE PATH AND STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER AT IMPACT AND FUEL REMAINED IN THE TANKS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND APPROXIMATLY 1 1/2 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE (WIND 280 AT 10 KTS 100FT OVERCAST 1 1/4 MILE VISIBLITY TEMPERATURE -2 C DEWPIONT -2C AND MIST).
NTSB investigation
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