What happened
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On 01-14-15, an RV6 experimental aircraft, N32SN, departed franklin county airport, Vermont (kfso) for an ultimate destination of phoenix, AZ (deer valley kdvt). The pilot, privacy data omitted, flew to millbrook, NY(44N) for fuel and then after departing millbrook, NY and flying for sometime, privacy data omitted saw that his fuel state was getting low and not what he had planned. Approximately 20 NM north of Pikeville, Kentucky (kpbx) privacy data omitted contacted indianapolis center and asked for an IFR clearance and to fly the ILS to runway 27 at kpbx. privacy data omitted Encountered IFR conditions at the field and picked up rime icing on the wings while on the approach. Approximately 10-20 ft. above the runway the aircraft stalled and the nose dropped to the ground. Upon impact, the nose gear was crushed and the aircraft slid off the runway into muddy grass which then flipped the aircraft upside down trapping privacy data omitted inside the cockpit until he could be extricated by EMS personnel. privacy data omitted Received minor cuts and abraisions.
As the FAA filed it
ON 01-14-15, AN RV6 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N32SN, DEPARTED FRANKLIN COUNTY AIRPORT, VERMONT (KFSO) FOR AN ULTIMATE DESTINATION OF PHOENIX, AZ (DEER VALLEY KDVT). THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLEW TO MILLBROOK, NY(44N) FOR FUEL AND THEN AFTER DEPARTING MILLBROOK, NY AND FLYING FOR SOMETIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW THAT HIS FUEL STATE WAS GETTING LOW AND NOT WHAT HE HAD PLANNED. APPROXIMATELY 20 NM NORTH OF PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY (KPBX) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED INDIANAPOLIS CENTER AND ASKED FOR AN IFR CLEARANCE AND TO FLY THE ILS TO RUNWAY 27 AT KPBX. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED IFR CONDITIONS AT THE FIELD AND PICKED UP RIME ICING ON THE WINGS WHILE ON THE APPROACH. APPROXIMATELY 10-20 FT. ABOVE THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE NOSE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. UPON IMPACT, THE NOSE GEAR WAS CRUSHED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY INTO MUDDY GRASS WHICH THEN FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN TRAPPING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INSIDE THE COCKPIT UNTIL HE COULD BE EXTRICATED BY EMS PERSONNEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED MINOR CUTS AND ABRAISIONS.
NTSB investigation
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