What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
04/01/2015 N224BD model BD-22 departed Fort Pierce (fpr) airport on rwy 28L at approximately 1100 EST and entered traffic pattern on left turn. Aircraft continued around pattern and started approach to (fpr). On final, aircraft crashed aprox 1 mile short of runway and pilots body was found aprox 100 yards from the wreckage in a partially wooded area. Aircraft impacted ground in a nose down attitude and was destroyed by impact and post crash fire. The pilots seat and main lap belt was located 15 feet from the wreckage with little damage and the pilots shoulder harness was located aprox 12 feet from the left wing tip of the aircraft with no burn damage. The cross support bar was still attached. The hardware securing the cross bar to the aircraft was still installed and was bent badly.
As the FAA filed it
04/01/2015 N224BD MODEL BD-22 DEPARTED FORT PIERCE (FPR) AIRPORT ON RWY 28L AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EST AND ENTERED TRAFFIC PATTERN ON LEFT TURN. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AROUND PATTERN AND STARTED APPROACH TO (FPR). ON FINAL, AIRCRAFT CRASHED APROX 1 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY AND PILOTS BODY WAS FOUND APROX 100 YARDS FROM THE WRECKAGE IN A PARTIALLY WOODED AREA. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOTS SEAT AND MAIN LAP BELT WAS LOCATED 15 FEET FROM THE WRECKAGE WITH LITTLE DAMAGE AND THE PILOTS SHOULDER HARNESS WAS LOCATED APROX 12 FEET FROM THE LEFT WING TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO BURN DAMAGE. THE CROSS SUPPORT BAR WAS STILL ATTACHED. THE HARDWARE SECURING THE CROSS BAR TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL INSTALLED AND WAS BENT BADLY.
NTSB investigation
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