"The captain of a regional plane continued a landing despite two go-around calls from their first officer in an approach that overshot the runway at Roanoke Airport in Virginia on September 24, according to a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The first officer of CommuteAir Flight 4339, operating on behalf of United Airlines as United Express, told the NTSB that the Embraer E145 plane was too high and that the rain was intensifying during the final approach."
"They called for a go-around once the plane crossed the runway markings, and again about halfway down the runway, when it had still not touched down. A go-around occurs when a pilot decides not to land - instead, the aircraft climbs away from the runway to circle back and attempt another approach. "It suddenly went down at a very hard and very late landing," Steve Harrison, a passenger on the flight, told local Roanoke CBS affiliate station WDBJ7 in September."
On September 24, CommuteAir Flight 4339, operating as United Express with an Embraer E145, overshot the runway at Roanoke Airport during a rain-intensified final approach. The first officer called for a go-around twice—once after the plane crossed the runway markings and again about halfway down the runway before touchdown. The captain continued the landing despite both go-around calls and the aircraft touched down hard and late. The plane stopped in the airport's Engineered Materials Arresting Systems (EMAS). None of the 53 passengers and crew were injured and there was no damage to the airplane. The NTSB is investigating root causes without assigning blame.
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