Accidents
Preliminary Report: Maintenance flight overruns runway
Hawker Beechcraft King Air A200, Bridgewater, Va., Sept.

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A200, Bridgewater, Va., Sept. 25, 2008–The King Air was substantially damaged when it overran the runway while landing at Bridgewater Air Park. The ATP-rated pilot and his sole passenger, a mechanic, were not injured on the maintenance test flight.

The pilot said he had “followed” the maintenance on the airplane, which included changing the two right main tires. After having the airplane’s main fuel tanks filled completely and ready to take off for a maintenance test flight, he found it difficult to hold the airplane stationary with the brakes during a run-up to check the pressurization. He said this was “common” after servicing the tires, as a small amount of grease can get on the discs and pads.