What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During landing at Bridgewater airport (vbw) at kingair A200 went off the end of runway into the river. This was the pilots second attempt to land with a tail wind on a wet runway. The aircraft sustain substantial damage. The aircraft touched down halfway down the runway and could not stop using the brakes as the primary means to stop. This aircraft was on a maintenance test check. The aircraft records were not documented to reflect the work that was done to the aircraft. The aircraft was un-airworthy. The pilot had an soda due to his right leg being amputated.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING LANDING AT BRIDGEWATER AIRPORT (VBW) AT KINGAIR A200 WENT OFF THE END OF RUNWAY INTO THE RIVER. THIS WAS THE PILOTS SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND WITH A TAIL WIND ON A WET RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND COULD NOT STOP USING THE BRAKES AS THE PRIMARY MEANS TO STOP. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ON A MAINTENANCE TEST CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE NOT DOCUMENTED TO REFLECT THE WORK THAT WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UN-AIRWORTHY. THE PILOT HAD AN SODA DUE TO HIS RIGHT LEG BEING AMPUTATED.
NTSB investigation
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