At 05:22 central time, a Beech 58 crashed 1 miles short while on the localizer approach to runway 31 at Dubuque Regional Airport, killing the pilot. The pilot had reported for duty at 2 p.m. the day before and flew seven legs under Part 135. The accident flight was a Part 91 positioning flight. The glideslope had been decommissioned Aug. 13, but the pilot was aware of that. The pilots kneeboard showed he was given the 04:55 weather, with a few clouds at 100 feet, overcast 500 feet, visibility -mile in fog. Shortly before the accident, observed weather had deteriorated, with the clouds at 100 feet becoming a broken layer. The published approachs minimum descent altitude of 1,540 gives a height above touchdown point of 478 feet.
October 23, Dubuque, Iowa / Beech Baron
At 05:22 central time, a Beech 58 crashed 1 miles short while on the localizer approach to runway 31 at Dubuque Regional Airport, killing the pilot. The pilot had reported for duty at 2 p.m. the day before and flew seven legs under Part 135. The accident flight was a Part 91 positioning flight. The glideslope had been decommissioned Aug. 13, but the pilot was aware of that. The pilots kneeboard showed he was given the 04:55 weather, with a few clouds at 100 feet, overcast 500 feet, visibility -mile in fog. Shortly before the accident, observed weather had deteriorated, with the clouds at 100 feet becoming a broken layer. The published approachs minimum descent altitude of 1,540 gives a h...
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech 58 crashed, killing the pilot, 1 mile short of runway 31 at Dubuque Regional Airport during a localizer approach.
- The pilot was on a Part 91 positioning flight following an extensive duty period, including seven prior Part 135 flights.
- Weather conditions were extremely poor, with few clouds at 100 feet, overcast at 500 feet, and 1/4 mile visibility in fog, which deteriorated further before the crash.
- The glideslope for the approach was decommissioned (which the pilot knew), and the minimum descent altitude was significantly above the reported cloud bases.
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