The aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in August 2008 while still operating for Delta Connection.
Accident
Date
March 4, 2019 (2019-03-04)
Summary
Off-runway landing
Site
Presque Isle International Airport, United States
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Embraer EMB-145XR
Operator
CommutAir d/b/a United Express
Registration
N14171
Flight origin
Newark Liberty International Airport, United States
Destination
Presque Isle International Airport, United States
Occupants
31
Passengers
28
Crew
3
Fatalities
0
Injuries
3
Survivors
31
CommutAir Flight 4933 (operating as United Express Flight 4933) was a domestic regional flight operating from Newark, New Jersey, to Presque Isle, Maine, in the United States. The flight was operated by CommutAir under the United Express brand. On March 4, 2019, the Embraer EMB-145XR operating the flight touched down in a snow-covered grassy area to the right of the runway at Presque Isle International Airport, injuring three aircraft occupants and substantially damaging the aircraft. The accident was attributed to confirmation bias which prompted the flight crew to continue descending even though they could not see the runway due to snow; poor decision-making by the captain, fatigue of the first officer, and problems with the airport's instrument landing system were identified as contributing factors.[1][2]
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