# Accident 20150401004679A: Bedecorp LLC BD-22, Fort Pierce, FL, April 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2015, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4972° N, 80.3389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4972&lon=-80.3389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224BD-2018-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bedecorp BD-22 (registry code 1132202, https://openairdocs.org/model/bedecorp-bd-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (registry code 42035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-l2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEDECORP LLC BD-22
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150401004679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA175), Apr 1, 2015: Bedecorp BD-22 (N224BD), Fort Pierce, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive pitch control inputs to the airplane’s sidestick control, which resulted in an overstress of the airframe and its subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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