ultrarunner
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It's your basic straight in NDB with a PT. However, Cat B mins for the NDB are 800 and a 1 1/4. That wouldn't have gotten him down low enough. The GPS is 500/1 for the same Cat so he was "likely shooting that approach or there would have been no reason to even try, IMHO.
The METAR shows just slightly above the ceiling for the GPS procedure. It would have been close and not surprising at all if he missed due to not seeing it in the heavy rain or seeing it to late to be in a position to land. Only 4300 feet of pavement in front of you, and by all accounts this was a single-pilot operation. While he "may" have had someone riding shot-gun, it's been my experience in the same environment that unless that person is trained, it's safer if they keep quiet on the approach.
The METAR shows just slightly above the ceiling for the GPS procedure. It would have been close and not surprising at all if he missed due to not seeing it in the heavy rain or seeing it to late to be in a position to land. Only 4300 feet of pavement in front of you, and by all accounts this was a single-pilot operation. While he "may" have had someone riding shot-gun, it's been my experience in the same environment that unless that person is trained, it's safer if they keep quiet on the approach.
