20030611015509I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B90 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · June 11, 2003

Date: June 11, 2003 · 11:03 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N31SN
Reported as: Beech B90
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,500 total310 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N31SNRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2017 · Beech B90S/N LJ-362 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech B90 Engine modelU/A Canada PT6 SER 578HPTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Landing in IFR conditions, pilot stated that the aircraft was blown off course by a 30KT crosswind, causing it to impact the runway land and hold short sign (rwy 26 - 3000FT). The onduty controller stated that the aircraft was north of the runway over the grass area when he broke out of the clouds. Winds were from the southeast and he landed on rwy 8. Copilot stated that at about dh everything changed very fast and very quickly with a solid curtain of rain and wind as they were on short final. Aircraft damage was confined to two blades on the right propeller, the engine and landing gear pod both from pieces of the propeller and the runway sign.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LANDING IN IFR CONDITIONS, PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF COURSE BY A 30KT CROSSWIND, CAUSING IT TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY LAND AND HOLD SHORT SIGN (RWY 26 - 3000FT). THE ONDUTY CONTROLLER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NORTH OF THE RUNWAY OVER THE GRASS AREA WHEN HE BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS. WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND HE LANDED ON RWY 8. COPILOT STATED THAT AT ABOUT DH EVERYTHING CHANGED VERY FAST AND VERY QUICKLY WITH A SOLID CURTAIN OF RAIN AND WIND AS THEY WERE ON SHORT FINAL. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO TWO BLADES ON THE RIGHT PROPELLER, THE ENGINE AND LANDING GEAR POD BOTH FROM PIECES OF THE PROPELLER AND THE RUNWAY SIGN.