Overview
- The Oct. 22 preliminary report details that United Express Flight 4339, operated by CommuteAir, overran Runway 34 at Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport on Sept. 24 and stopped in the EMAS.
- Investigators report the first officer twice called for a go-around—after crossing runway markings and again past the halfway point—but the captain continued the landing.
- All 53 people aboard were uninjured, and the Embraer ERJ-145XR sustained minor damage after the arrestor bed halted the aircraft.
- En route weather updates prompted a switch from a planned Runway 6 arrival to the ILS for Runway 34, and the first officer later calculated a wet-runway landing margin of about 200 feet without thrust reversers.
- The NTSB says the investigation remains active, with flight data and cockpit voice recorders under review along with operational factors including earlier maintenance delays and duty schedule.