What happened
Following a 30-minute flight conducted under instrument flight rules, a business jet arrived at its destination during rainy weather. The aircraft touched down on the 4,311ft runway approximately 1,000 feet from the approach end. While the pilot initially experienced normal braking, the anti-skid system functioned only twice before failing completely. Following this failure, the pilot was unable to decelerate the aircraft using the emergency braking system.
As the aircraft continued down the runway, it exited the departure end, traversing wet grass and breaching a fence before the landing gear collapsed. Video footage from the landing roll confirmed the presence of significant standing water on the runway surface. The pilot noted that the remaining runway distance after touchdown was roughly 3,311 feet, whereas calculations suggested a required stopping distance of approximately 4,127 feet. The pilot acknowledged that the weather conditions and runway length were known prior to departure and stated the flight should not have been accepted.
Findings
Post-accident inspections of the aircraft revealed no mechanical defects within the braking or anti-skid systems. Evidence left on the runway surface indicated that the anti-skid system was operational during the initial phase of the rollout. The primary factor in the excursion was the inability to stop the aircraft within the available runway distance due to the combination of heavy rain and the subsequent loss of anti-skid functionality.