Accident Details
On approach to runway 09 at Charleston Executive Airport, the flight was cleared for an Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach. While inbound from the final approach fix, the aircraft descended below the published minimums. It collided with the ground and burst into flames approximately 866 feet left and 597 feet short of the runway threshold. The last radar return showed the airplane inbound from the final approach fix, 0.19 nautical miles from the runway, at an altitude of 200 feet above ground, and traveling at 70 knots.
Weather Conditions
At 2114 eastern standard time, the airport's weather reporting facility recorded wind from 090 degrees magnetic at nine knots, visibility of 0.25 statute miles, overcast ceiling at 100 feet, temperature 14°C, dew point 14°C, and an altimeter setting of 30.00 inches of mercury. The published weather minimums for the ILS runway 9 (S-ILS) approach are 267 feet visibility and 0.75 statute miles visibility.
Post-Accident Examination
Examination of the aircraft revealed fire damage but no evidence of mechanical malfunction with the airframe or engine. The ILS approach to runway 09 was test flown on March 29, 2005, by an FAA Flight Inspector and was found satisfactory.