What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 09/19/2002 at approximately 0600, Alaska standard time, an F-27-MK600 operated by empire airlines, inc. (coea) of coeur d'alene, Idaho landed in Ketchikan, Alaska and subsequently blew out all four main tires. The flight was being operated as a scheduled cargo flight under the provisions of title 14 CFR 121. The pilot stated that he heard the emergency bottle venting shortly after departing seattle, WA. He noticed the gauge was in the yellow. He stated that he was using emergency braking to relieve the pressure from the emergency bottle. He stated that he inadvertently placed the emergency brake switch in the hold position instead of the off position for landing. He landed the airplane with emergency brake in the hold position and blew out all four tires. Damage was limited to the main tires and wheels and there were no injuries to the pilot or first officer the sole occupants of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 09/19/2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 0600, ALASKA STANDARD TIME, AN F-27-MK600 OPERATED BY EMPIRE AIRLINES, INC. (COEA) OF COEUR D'ALENE, IDAHO LANDED IN KETCHIKAN, ALASKA AND SUBSEQUENTLY BLEW OUT ALL FOUR MAIN TIRES. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A SCHEDULED CARGO FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR 121. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HEARD THE EMERGENCY BOTTLE VENTING SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING SEATTLE, WA. HE NOTICED THE GAUGE WAS IN THE YELLOW. HE STATED THAT HE WAS USING EMERGENCY BRAKING TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE FROM THE EMERGENCY BOTTLE. HE STATED THAT HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SWITCH IN THE HOLD POSITION INSTEAD OF THE OFF POSITION FOR LANDING. HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE IN THE HOLD POSITION AND BLEW OUT ALL FOUR TIRES. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE MAIN TIRES AND WHEELS AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR FIRST OFFICER THE SOLE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT.