What happened
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At about 0740 on June 6, N787CD approaching to land on rw 19 at the Nashville airport (M77) just as a squall line was approaching the field.
Airman states the visibility was good below 1,800?, but it was raining.
The runway at Nashville is 3,994 feet in length. The airman stated he knew he would have to hit the brakes as soon as the aircraft touched down at the runway threshold. The airman further stated once the aircraft touched down, he got on the brakes fairly hard.
The aircraft began hydroplaning, the airman let up on the brakes to straighten the aircraft back out and and to coast for a second before he reapplied the brakes. The airman stated at that point he ran out of runway. The aircraft ran off the south end of the runway went through two fences and came to rest about 200 yards in a field. No injuries to he airman or passenger. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose landing gear and both wing leading edges.
As the FAA filed it
AT ABOUT 0740 ON JUNE 6, N787CD APPROACHING TO LAND ON RW 19 AT THE NASHVILLE AIRPORT (M77) JUST AS A SQUALL LINE WAS APPROACHING THE FIELD.
AIRMAN STATES THE VISIBILITY WAS GOOD BELOW 1,800?, BUT IT WAS RAINING.
THE RUNWAY AT NASHVILLE IS 3,994 FEET IN LENGTH. THE AIRMAN STATED HE KNEW HE WOULD HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES AS SOON AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE AIRMAN FURTHER STATED ONCE THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, HE GOT ON THE BRAKES FAIRLY HARD.
THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN HYDROPLANING, THE AIRMAN LET UP ON THE BRAKES TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT BACK OUT AND AND TO COAST FOR A SECOND BEFORE HE REAPPLIED THE BRAKES. THE AIRMAN STATED AT THAT POINT HE RAN OUT OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY WENT THROUGH TWO FENCES AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 200 YARDS IN A FIELD. NO INJURIES TO HE AIRMAN OR PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND BOTH WING LEADING EDGES.
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