Accident Overview
The airplane touched down at night approximately 1,400 feet down a 3,864-foot runway, overran the runway surface, and came to rest about 851 feet beyond the departure end. The pilot was operating the airplane under a single-pilot waiver obtained two months before the accident. The aircraft was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration with a flight crew of two.
Flight Circumstances
The pilot was returning from a personal event with his family and landing at his home airport when the accident occurred. Witnesses reported that the pilot’s approach into the airport was not consistent with previous approaches, during which the airplane would touch down directly on the runway numbers. They also stated that they heard the thrust reversers deploy and then return to the stowed position.
Operational Warnings and Manual Guidance
The airplane flight manual specifies that once thrust reversers have been deployed, a pilot should not attempt to restow them and take off. Additionally, two sink rate warnings were issued during the approach to landing, which should have alerted the pilot of the unstabilized approach.
Performance Analysis
Performance calculations indicated that the airplane would have required an additional 765 to 2,217 feet of runway for a full stop landing.