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 halted the United Express jet carrying 53 people after a runway overrun in heavy rain, with no injuries reported, FAA said.
- On September 24, 2025 at 9:18 p.m., a United Airlines Embraer EMB-145XR operating as CommuteAir Flight 4339 from Washington Dulles overshot its landing at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport with 50 passengers and three crew aboard.
- In heavy rain and marginal visibility, the plane landed long and lacked sufficient braking distance on the 5,810 feet runway, overrunning the northern end of runway 16-34.
- Passengers deplaned onto the EMAS via portable stairs and were bused to the terminal by ROA and City Public Safety teams, while none of the 53 passengers and crew were injured.
- All runways were closed temporarily, and one runway reopened after midnight while the affected runway remained closed; delays continued Thursday morning at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport.
- The Federal Aviation Administration said it will investigate the incident before determining a cause; this was the third save this month by an engineered materials arresting system , which has stopped 24 planes carrying 438 crew and passengers.
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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, …
A plane had to be stopped by a safety zone at the end of the runway at a Virginia airport - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
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…
Passenger felt 'brakes go on so strongly' after plane stopped by end-of-runway safety zone
A United Airlines flight overshot the runway at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, with safety blocks preventing a worse outcome. No injuries reported among 53 passengers.
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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