# Accident 20190304000639A: Embraer EMB-145XR, Presque Isle, ME, March 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2019, 11:43 local time
- Place: Presque Isle, ME
- Airport: Presque Isle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Location: 46.6928° N, 68.0447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6928&lon=-68.0447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14171, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14171-2019-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145XR (registry code 3260214, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145xr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce AE3007 series (registry code 54582, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-ae3007-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER EMB-145XR
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC AE3007 SER
- People aboard: 31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,655 total, 3,084 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA19FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190304000639A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 DCA19FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19FA089), Mar 4, 2019: Embraer EMB145 (N14171), Presque Isle, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight crew’s decision, due to confirmation bias, to continue the descent below the decision altitude when the runway had not been positively identified. Contributing to the accident were (1) the…

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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