What happened
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On October 17, 2012 at 7:57 minnepolis center lost contact with the pilot of N121VP as he was cleared for a GPS approach to runway 12 auw, Wausau, WI. The aircraft landed 690 feet short of auw runway 12. The IFR rated pilot received serious injuries and the aircraft received substantial damage. The aircraft was being operated on a part 91 business flight from waukasha WI to Wausau WI. Instrument meterological pervailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that he regularly prictices approaches and always sets the decision altitude and lowers the gear at the final approach fix. He feels he followwed that procedure but didn't hear the aural decision altitude alert. He thinks he was configuring the aircraft for a missing approach just prior to impact.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 17, 2012 AT 7:57 MINNEPOLIS CENTER LOST CONTACT WITH THE PILOT OF N121VP AS HE WAS CLEARED FOR A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12 AUW, WAUSAU, WI. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 690 FEET SHORT OF AUW RUNWAY 12. THE IFR RATED PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT FROM WAUKASHA WI TO WAUSAU WI. INSTRUMENT METEROLOGICAL PERVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.THE PILOT STATED THAT HE REGULARLY PRICTICES APPROACHES AND ALWAYS SETS THE DECISION ALTITUDE AND LOWERS THE GEAR AT THE FINAL APPROACH FIX. HE FEELS HE FOLLOWWED THAT PROCEDURE BUT DIDN'T HEAR THE AURAL DECISION ALTITUDE ALERT. HE THINKS HE WAS CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A MISSING APPROACH JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT.
NTSB investigation
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