What happened
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On January 5, 2011, about 1845 central standard time, a Beech 58P, N48TS, was destroyed when it crashed during approach to Birmingham international airport (bhm), Birmingham, Alabama. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Nightinstrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed. The certificated private pilot was killed. The flight originated from morristown municipal airport (mmu), morristown, new jersey, about 1345. According to preliminary air traffic control data from the federal aviation administration (FAA), the intended destination for the flight was shelby county airport (eet), alabaster, Alabama. Upon nearing eet, and obtaining the local weather at that airport, the pilot elected to divert to bhm. The airplane was in radar and radio contact with bhm terminal radar approach control, and subsequently the bhm control tower. The pilot was cleared for the instrument landing system (ILS) runway 24 approach at bhm, which he acknowledged. The airplane initially intercepted the localizer for the approach, but did not intercept the glide slope. The airplane then proceeded left of course, above glide slope, followed by a continued left deviation and descent below the glide slope. The tower controller then provided heading and altitude instructions in an attempt to guide the pilot onto a missed approach. The pilot acknowledged the heading instruction, but failed to turn to the assigned heading and climb to the assigned altitude. No further communications were received from the accident airplane and radar contact was lost. The wreckage was located in a residential area, resting near a street.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 5, 2011, ABOUT 1845 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 58P, N48TS, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT CRASHED DURING APPROACH TO BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BHM), BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. NIGHTINSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS KILLED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MORRISTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MMU), MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY, ABOUT 1345. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DATA FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA), THE INTENDED DESTINATION FOR THE FLIGHT WAS SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT (EET), ALABASTER, ALABAMA. UPON NEARING EET, AND OBTAINING THE LOCAL WEATHER AT THAT AIRPORT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO BHM. THE AIRPLANE WAS IN RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WITH BHM TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE BHM CONTROL TOWER. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS) RUNWAY 24 APPROACH AT BHM, WHICH HE ACKNOWLEDGED. THE AIRPLANE INITIALLY INTERCEPTED THE LOCALIZER FOR THE APPROACH, BUT DID NOT INTERCEPT THE GLIDE SLOPE. THE AIRPLANE THEN PROCEEDED LEFT OF COURSE, ABOVE GLIDE SLOPE, FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUED LEFT DEVIATION AND DESCENT BELOW THE GLIDE SLOPE. THE TOWER CONTROLLER THEN PROVIDED HEADING AND ALTITUDE INSTRUCTIONS IN AN ATTEMPT TO GUIDE THE PILOT ONTO A MISSED APPROACH. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE HEADING INSTRUCTION, BUT FAILED TO TURN TO THE ASSIGNED HEADING AND CLIMB TO THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE. NO FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE AND RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, RESTING NEAR A STREET.
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