What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While being vectored for an ILS approach into pwk, controllers told pilot to climb to an altitude which put the aircraft into the clouds and icing conditions. The short time the aircraft was in the clouds, the windshield frosted over. During the flare, the pilot misjudged the aircraft altitude. Reducing the power to idle during the flare caused the aircraft to land hard on a patchy snow/ice covered runway. The aircraft started sliding and departed the runway collapsing one main gear.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN ILS APPROACH INTO PWK, CONTROLLERS TOLD PILOT TO CLIMB TO AN ALTITUDE WHICH PUT THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE CLOUDS AND ICING CONDITIONS. THE SHORT TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE CLOUDS, THE WINDSHIELD FROSTED OVER. DURING THE FLARE, THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE. REDUCING THE POWER TO IDLE DURING THE FLARE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD ON A PATCHY SNOW/ICE COVERED RUNWAY.THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SLIDING AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING ONE MAIN GEAR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.