Captain lost stopping control of a lear 35A when landing at an uncontrolled airport due to the thrust reversers not deploying during landing roll. One tire blew out when leaving the end of the runway into a grassy field.

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Attributes
ACN	412177
Time
Date	199808
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dcu
State Reference	AL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	412177
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	412576
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After receiving ASOS and on a visual approach, we canceled instruments within 10 mi. ASOS reported no clouds below 12000 ft, winds variable at 4 KTS, temperature 70 degrees, density altitude 1200 ft, airport elevation 500 ft. All landing checks and data were performed -- all system go. Everything normal, just another landing at a 5000 ft uncontrolled runway. Touchdown at reference -5 KTS, 1500 ft down the runway, spoilers were deployed and thrust reversers did not unlock -- neither deployed, so I reset levers and tried to deploy once again with no result. I then realized that brakes were the means of stopping this airplane fast approaching the end of the pavement. As I stepped on the brakes near the end, I thought I had it under control until the antiskid released the brakes and I overran by 30 ft into the grass, without causing any damage to people, airport property -- just a blown main tire. My lesson learned was that always be prepare for the worst. Complacency sooner or later will teach the best of us a lesson.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT LOST STOPPING CTL OF A LEAR 35A WHEN LNDG AT AN UNCTLED ARPT DUE TO THE THRUST REVERSERS NOT DEPLOYING DURING LNDG ROLL. ONE TIRE BLEW OUT WHEN LEAVING THE END OF THE RWY INTO A GRASSY FIELD.

Narrative: AFTER RECEIVING ASOS AND ON A VISUAL APCH, WE CANCELED INSTS WITHIN 10 MI. ASOS RPTED NO CLOUDS BELOW 12000 FT, WINDS VARIABLE AT 4 KTS, TEMP 70 DEGS, DENSITY ALT 1200 FT, ARPT ELEVATION 500 FT. ALL LNDG CHKS AND DATA WERE PERFORMED -- ALL SYS GO. EVERYTHING NORMAL, JUST ANOTHER LNDG AT A 5000 FT UNCTLED RWY. TOUCHDOWN AT REF -5 KTS, 1500 FT DOWN THE RWY, SPOILERS WERE DEPLOYED AND THRUST REVERSERS DID NOT UNLOCK -- NEITHER DEPLOYED, SO I RESET LEVERS AND TRIED TO DEPLOY ONCE AGAIN WITH NO RESULT. I THEN REALIZED THAT BRAKES WERE THE MEANS OF STOPPING THIS AIRPLANE FAST APCHING THE END OF THE PAVEMENT. AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES NEAR THE END, I THOUGHT I HAD IT UNDER CTL UNTIL THE ANTISKID RELEASED THE BRAKES AND I OVERRAN BY 30 FT INTO THE GRASS, WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE TO PEOPLE, ARPT PROPERTY -- JUST A BLOWN MAIN TIRE. MY LESSON LEARNED WAS THAT ALWAYS BE PREPARE FOR THE WORST. COMPLACENCY SOONER OR LATER WILL TEACH THE BEST OF US A LESSON.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.