20020809020439A

(.19) On August 9, 2002, about 1240 eastern standard time, a Beech 58, N8180R, operated by execstar aviation as a title 14 CFR part 91 positioning flight, impacted with the ground at the fort Lauderdale executive airport, fort Lauderdale, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. An instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airline transport rated-pilot was seriously injured. The flight had originated from the walker's cay, Bahamas, about 1520. According to witnesses, the airplane was approaching to land and about 100 feet above the ground the airplane entered a right bank, then the left wing suddenly "dropped" and the airplane descended and impacted the ground. The airplane came to rest approximately 3,000 feet from the runway 08 approach end and 300 feet to the right of the runway centerline. It had incurred a dislocated left engine, a damaged left wing, and a buckled fuselage as well as a crushed nose section. (-23) the Beechcraft BE-58 aircraft N8180R impacted the ground at the fort Lauderdale executive airport (fxe). Witnesses state that the airplane was a pproaching to land and at about 100 feet above the ground the airplane entered a left bank and the left wing suddenly "dropped" and the airplane descended and impacted the ground. The aircraft was in a go-around fight condition from runway 8 to runway 13 and was in a left turn just before impact.