Incident Overview
A pilot on an IFR flight reported control problems to air traffic control shortly after departing from an unspecified location and requested to return to Caldwell Airport (CDW). Controllers vectored the flight for the localizer approach to Runway 22. During the approach, the aircraft deviated left of the localizer course.
Approach and Landing
Upon sighting the runway, the pilot noted it was off the right side of the aircraft and approximately 600 to 700 feet below. He executed a steep right bank, lowered flaps to 10 degrees, and sideslipped the airplane to lose altitude. The pilot touched down, overran the runway, and collided with a ravine.
Witness Observations
Witnesses reported that the airplane touched down during the last 200 feet of the runway.
Pilot Background
According to the logbook, the pilot had obtained an instrument rating more than six months before the accident. He had not logged any actual instrument flight time since that rating was obtained.