# Accident 20011016036509A: Emb EMB145LR, Roanoke, VA, October 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2001, 22:14 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Airport: Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MASA
- Location: 37.3109° N, 79.8998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3109&lon=-79.8998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N825MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N825MJ-2015-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE3007C series (registry code 03028, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae3007c-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011016036509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON OCTOBER 16, 2001, MESA AIRLINES OPERATED N825MJ UNDER 14 CFR, SECTION 121, AN EMB-145-LR AIRCRAFT, AS US AIRWAYS EXPRSS FLIGHT 5729, WHICH EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT ROANOKE, VA, AT 2100 EDT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER TAIL AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE 30 PASSENGERS AND 3 CREW ABOARD, NO INJURIES. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE CAPTAIN HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE AND THE FIRST OFFICER HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PITTSBURGH, PA ON OCTOBER 16, 2002.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC02LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA013), Oct 17, 2001: Embraer 145LR (N825MJ), Roanoke, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the captain's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush, and hard landing. Factors were the failure of both pilots to follow company CRM and flight manual procedures,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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