ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 150251
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 October 2012 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N121VP |
| MSN: | E-937 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3750 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO 550 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Wausau Downtown Airport - KAUW, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Waukesha, WI (UES) |
| Wausau, WI (AUW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during the instrument landing system approach, the destination airport’s weather system was reporting conditions below approach minimums. However, he chose to attempt the approach and, if necessary, execute a missed approach and hold until conditions improved. He stated that he usually set the decision altitude and lowered the landing gear at the final approach fix and that he thought that he had accomplished this on the accident approach; however, he stated that he did not remember hearing the decision altitude aural warning. He added that, when he was preparing the airplane for a missed approach, he saw the hills and trees, which the airplane then impacted. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to attempt an instrument approach in meteorological conditions below approach minimums and his failure to properly execute a missed approach.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2012 01:30 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 20-Oct-2012 07:06 | ashleezmke | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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