US EditionA plane had to be stopped by a safety zone at the end of the runway at a Virginia airport
The engineered materials arresting system safely stopped the jet after it overshot the runway in heavy rain; no injuries occurred among 53 passengers and crew.
- On Wednesday night around 10 p.m., a United Express Embraer 145 flight arriving at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport in Virginia overshot the runway upon landing and was brought to a halt by a safety area.
- The incident occurred amid heavy rain, causing the jet to land long and overrun the designated touchdown zone, prompting an airport response and flight delays on Thursday morning.
- The aircraft stopped safely in the engineered materials arresting system made of cellular cement blocks, which was upgraded last year to slow and stop overrunning planes effectively.
- The flight carried 50 passengers and three crew, and the captain reported no injuries, while airport spokesperson Alexa Briehl confirmed the safety area performed as intended during the incident.
- After a period of closures and delays, one runway became operational again after midnight. The FAA has announced plans to look into the incident, and airport representatives advised passengers to contact their airlines for the latest flight information.
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A Plane Had to Be Stopped by a Safety Zone at the End of the Runway at a Virginia Airport
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — No injuries were reported after a commercial regional jet overshot the designated touch down zone at a Virginia airport amid heavy rain Wednesday night, but was stopped in a safety area at the end of the runway, officials said. Delays continue at the airport Thursday morning. CommuteAir Flight 4339 “landed long” […]
FAA Update: Commercial plane goes off runway at Roanoke-Blacksburg airport
UPDATE (10:05 A.M. Thursday)- According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the commercial aircraft that went off the end of the runway Wednesday night at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport was an Embraer (EMB-145XR), a regional jet-aircraft operated by CommuteAir. "Aircraft landed and went off the end of the runway into the EMAS, Roanoke, VA," the FAA incident notification read. EMAS is an acronym for engineered materials arrestor system, …
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ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — No injuries were reported after a commercial regional jet overshot the designated touch down zone at a Virginia airport amid heavy rain Wednesday night, but was stopped in a safety area at the end of the runway, officials said. Delays continue at the airport Thursday morning. CommuteAir Flight 4339 “landed long” as it arrived at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport around 10 p.m., according to a Federal Aviation Administration…
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Plane overshoots runway touch down zone at Roanoke airport, stopped in safety area
ROANOKE — No injuries were reported after a commercial regional jet overshot the designated touch down zone at a Virginia airport amid heavy rain Wednesday night, but was stopped in a safety area at the end of the runway, officials said. Delays continue at the airport Thursday morning. CommuteAir Flight 4339 “landed long” as it arrived at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport around 10 p.m., according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement…
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