What happened
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On October 22, 2012 at 1840, cdst, a Beechcraft kingair B90, N821DA, run off the end of runway 08 during a landing at Sylvania Airport sturtevent WI. The aircraft passed through a ditch and across a frontage road before coming to a stop in the south bound lane of I94. The commercial rated pilot refused medical attention, the passenger received serious injuries. The aircraft has substantial damage. The pleasure flight originated at kjxn jackson mi with the final destination as C89 sturtevent WI. Instrument meteorological prevailed at the time but no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that he landed a little long but in the 1/3 of the 2272 foot runway but when he applied the thrust reversers the props did not go into beta and due to the wet runway conditions the aircraft braking action was not effective and the aircraft went off the end. The engine reversing system was check for proper operation and rigging in accordance with the manufacturer's maintenance manual with no discrepencies noted. The aircraft brake system was unable to be tested because the landing gear was torn off the aircraft. The weather reporting is not available at the slyania airport, the 3 nearest airport were reporting IMC
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 22, 2012 AT 1840, CDST, A BEECHCRAFT KINGAIR B90, N821DA, RUN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 08 DURING A LANDING AT SYLVANIA AIRPORT STURTEVENT WI. THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THROUGH A DITCH AND ACROSS A FRONTAGE ROAD BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN THE SOUTH BOUND LANE OF I94. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION, THE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KJXN JACKSON MI WITH THE FINAL DESTINATION AS C89 STURTEVENT WI. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL PREVAILED AT THE TIME BUT NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED A LITTLE LONG BUT IN THE 1/3 OF THE 2272 FOOT RUNWAY BUT WHEN HE APPLIED THE THRUST REVERSERS THE PROPS DID NOT GO INTO BETA AND DUE TO THE WET RUNWAY CONDITIONS THE AIRCRAFT BRAKING ACTION WAS NOT EFFECTIVE AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END.THE ENGINE REVERSING SYSTEM WAS CHECK FOR PROPER OPERATION AND RIGGING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S MAINTENANCE MANUAL WITH NO DISCREPENCIES NOTED.THE AIRCRAFT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS UNABLE TO BE TESTED BECAUSE THE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT.THE WEATHER REPORTING IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE SLYANIA AIRPORT, THE 3 NEAREST AIRPORT WERE REPORTING IMC
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