What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The accident aircraft had been conducting an ILS approach to runway 36 at the Dubuque regional airport, Dubuque, IA. Low IFR weather conditions were present at the time of the approach and reported as 5 miles in light rain and mist, overcast ceiling at 200 feet. The investigation revealed that the aircraft broke out of the overcast clouds approximately ½ to 2/3 of the distance down the runway and within 1-2 seconds reentered the overcast cloud layer. Shortly thereafter the aircraft impacted terrain following a loss of control approximately 0.9 miles northwest of the airport.
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CONDUCTING AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT THE DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPORT, DUBUQUE, IA. LOW IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE APPROACH AND REPORTED AS 5 MILES IN LIGHT RAIN AND MIST, OVERCAST CEILING AT 200 FEET. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BROKE OUT OF THE OVERCAST CLOUDS APPROXIMATELY ½ TO 2/3 OF THE DISTANCE DOWN THE RUNWAY AND WITHIN 1-2 SECONDS REENTERED THE OVERCAST CLOUD LAYER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL APPROXIMATELY 0.9 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.
NTSB investigation
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