What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 22, 2011 at 23:47 EST a Embraer 145LR, N845HK, registered to trans states airlines LLC attempted to land at Greater Rochester International Airport on runway 22 and was involved in an incident when the aircraft slid of the end of the runway, in heavy snow conditions. Approximately 2 inches of snow fell with in the hour of the incident. 48 total passengers including the crew were on board at the time of the incident. No injuries were reported and the passengers were all removed and transported by bus to the main terminal of the airport. Airport authorities reported the landing gear struck a threshold light and a light on the 200' bar of the runway 4 approach light array. FAA Rochester flight standards office was notified by regional operations center on February 23, 2012 at 0000 EST. Upon arrival of the aircraft ARFF was on standby as well as airport operations, the passengers were removed already. The flight crew (PIC) and (SIC) were debriefed and the following statements were made: they had switched to Rochester ATIS 150 miles out, quarter mile heavy snow and fog. No pilot report on braking action and the runway was snow covered. They could see the runway markings and on touch down pilot reported they were on brakes hard but were not getting a response. They reported there was no directional control problems and maintained the center line until the aircraft came to rest approximately 200 hundred feet off the end of the runway. Flight crews pilot certificates and medical certificates were current. The aircraft airworthiness and registration were current as well. Interviewed roc airport operations supervisor who came on duty that evening, he stated he had brooms on standby at 22:55 EST and at 23:00 he made the call for the sweepers to clear the runway in between incoming aircrafts. He reported that 4 passes had been completed on each side of runway 22 between 23:00 and 23:30 EST. He performed airport runway conditions at this time as braking fair. The aircraft was towed back onto the runway by at 0430 EST. NTSB was notified and in phone contact with the FAA iic who reported initial findings to NTSB inspector (todd gunther). The information requested was sent to NTSB and we were advised that we would be performing oversight on the aircraft system checks. NTSB iic bill english took over the investigation and requested the FDR and CVR be removed and sent to a lab for download. NTSB released the aircraft to the company. Poi and pmi of the cmo have been notified. Investigation is concluded at Rochester NY FSDO.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 22, 2011 AT 23:47 EST A EMBRAER 145LR, N845HK, REGISTERED TO TRANS STATES AIRLINES LLC ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 22 AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLID OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, IN HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS. APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL WITH IN THE HOUR OF THE INCIDENT. 48 TOTAL PASSENGERS INCLUDING THE CREW WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE PASSENGERS WERE ALL REMOVED AND TRANSPORTED BY BUS TO THE MAIN TERMINAL OF THE AIRPORT. AIRPORT AUTHORITIES REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A THRESHOLD LIGHT AND A LIGHT ON THE 200' BAR OF THE RUNWAY 4 APPROACH LIGHT ARRAY. FAA ROCHESTER FLIGHT STANDARDS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED BY REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012 AT 0000 EST. UPON ARRIVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT ARFF WAS ON STANDBY AS WELL AS AIRPORT OPERATIONS, THE PASSENGERS WERE REMOVED ALREADY. THE FLIGHT CREW (PIC) AND (SIC) WERE DEBRIEFED AND THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WERE MADE: THEY HAD SWITCHED TO ROCHESTER ATIS 150 MILES OUT, QUARTER MILE HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. NO PILOT REPORT ON BRAKING ACTION AND THE RUNWAY WAS SNOW COVERED. THEY COULD SEE THE RUNWAY MARKINGS AND ON TOUCH DOWN PILOT REPORTED THEY WERE ON BRAKES HARD BUT WERE NOT GETTING A RESPONSE. THEY REPORTED THERE WAS NO DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEMS AND MAINTAINED THE CENTER LINE UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 HUNDRED FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. FLIGHT CREWS PILOT CERTIFICATES AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATES WERE CURRENT. THE AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHINESS AND REGISTRATION WERE CURRENT AS WELL. INTERVIEWED ROC AIRPORT OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR WHO CAME ON DUTY THAT EVENING, HE STATED HE HAD BROOMS ON STANDBY AT 22:55 EST AND AT 23:00 HE MADE THE CALL FOR THE SWEEPERS TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY IN BETWEEN INCOMING AIRCRAFTS. HE REPORTED THAT 4 PASSES HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON EACH SIDE OF RUNWAY 22 BETWEEN 23:00 AND 23:30 EST. HE PERFORMED AIRPORT RUNWAY CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME AS BRAKING FAIR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY BY AT 0430 EST. NTSB WAS NOTIFIED AND IN PHONE CONTACT WITH THE FAA IIC WHO REPORTED INITIAL FINDINGS TO NTSB INSPECTOR (TODD GUNTHER). THE INFORMATION REQUESTED WAS SENT TO NTSB AND WE WERE ADVISED THAT WE WOULD BE PERFORMING OVERSIGHT ON THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEM CHECKS. NTSB IIC BILL ENGLISH TOOK OVER THE INVESTIGATION AND REQUESTED THE FDR AND CVR BE REMOVED AND SENT TO A LAB FOR DOWNLOAD. NTSB RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE COMPANY.POI AND PMI OF THE CMO HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. INVESTIGATION IS CONCLUDED AT ROCHESTER NY FSDO.