NTSB Reports

摘要

At about 1800 Eastern time, the airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during final approach. The solo pilot sustained fatal injuries. Visual conditions prevailed. After a normal IFR flight, the pilot was cleared to fly an RNAV approach, broke out of the cloud base and canceled IFR. An airport employee witnessed the airplane flying downwind beneath the cloud base and later stated it appeared to be setting up for a circling visual approach. Witnesses reported seeing the airplane appear to start a left base turn to final and then nose down prior to the runway threshold. Observed weather included a 1700-foot ceiling with wind from 240 degrees at nine knots, gusting to 14 knots and variable between 240 to 330 degrees.