What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 4, 2019, at 1143 eastern standard time, commutair flight 4933, an Embraer EMB-145XR, registration N14171, d.b.a. united express, landed between runway 1 and the parallel taxiway a in light to moderate snow at the northern Maine regional airport(kpqi), Presque Isle, Maine. During the first attempt to land, the crew elected to conduct a missed approach followed by a second approach that resulted in the accident. The airplane was aligned to the right of runway 1 throughout both approaches. As a result of the incident, two passengers and 1 crewmember received minor injuries. All 28 passengers and 3 crewmembers safely evacuated the aircraft. The airplane was substantially damaged due to the off runway landing. The flight was operating under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 121 as a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from newark international airport (kewr), newark, new jersey, to kpqi.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 4, 2019, AT 1143 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, COMMUTAIR FLIGHT 4933, AN EMBRAER EMB-145XR, REGISTRATION N14171, D.B.A. UNITED EXPRESS, LANDED BETWEEN RUNWAY 1 AND THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY A IN LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AT THE NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL AIRPORT(KPQI), PRESQUE ISLE, MAINE. DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE CREW ELECTED TO CONDUCT A MISSED APPROACH FOLLOWED BY A SECOND APPROACH THAT RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS ALIGNED TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 1 THROUGHOUT BOTH APPROACHES. AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT, TWO PASSENGERS AND 1 CREWMEMBER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ALL 28 PASSENGERS AND 3 CREWMEMBERS SAFELY EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE OFF RUNWAY LANDING. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 121 AS A REGULARLY SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KEWR), NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, TO KPQI.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.