What happened
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On February 2, 2013, at 1924 MST, a Cessna T210L, N8465L, collided with terrain at the Boise airport, Boise id. Mar-tech engineering LLC was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR 91. The commercial pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage from impact forces. The cross-country aerial survey flight departed twin falls id at 15:39 MST. IMC conditions prevailed in the Boise area with foggy conditions. The pilot was flying the ILS approach to runway 10R. Approaching minimums, the pilot saw a light which he interpreted as part of the runway environment and continued the approach and impacted the ground, right of centerline and short of the threshold. The ground impact sheared off the nose gear and the aircraft slide for 731 feet before coming to a stop. The pilots egressed the aircraft and waited for emergency responders.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 2, 2013, AT 1924 MST, A CESSNA T210L, N8465L, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AT THE BOISE AIRPORT, BOISE ID. MAR-TECH ENGINEERING LLC WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM IMPACT FORCES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY AERIAL SURVEY FLIGHT DEPARTED TWIN FALLS ID AT 15:39 MST. IMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE BOISE AREA WITH FOGGY CONDITIONS. THE PILOT WAS FLYING THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10R. APPROACHING MINIMUMS, THE PILOT SAW A LIGHT WHICH HE INTERPRETED AS PART OF THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH AND IMPACTED THE GROUND, RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD. THE GROUND IMPACT SHEARED OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE FOR 731 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOTS EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAITED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.
NTSB investigation
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