Flight Diversion
While en route to Austin, Texas, the pilot changed the destination to Temple, Texas, because of worsening weather conditions at Austin. However, the weather at Temple was also deteriorating.
Approach and Weather
As the aircraft was descending toward Temple, the pilot was advised of a special weather observation reporting an indefinite ceiling of 200 feet, sky obscured, visibility 1/16 mile in fog, and wind from 150 degrees at 7 knots. The pilot chose to fly an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 15, which had minimums of a 200-foot ceiling and 1/2 mile visibility.
At 0847 Central Standard Time, as the pilot began the approach, another weather observation was taken. It reported an indefinite ceiling of 100 feet and visibility 1/16 mile in fog.
Incident
According to the pilot, the flight proceeded normally until the missed approach was initiated. At that point, the pilot described the event as "slow on go, hit tail on pitch up." During the missed approach, the aircraft contacted terrain approximately 120 feet short of the runway. The tail cone and aft fuselage were damaged, but the aircraft continued flying.
Landing
The pilot then diverted and landed without further incident at Brownwood, Texas, where visual flight rules (VFR) conditions prevailed.