ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- The Federal Aviation Administration released its preliminary report on the United Express flight that experienced a runway excursion during landing at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA).
The flight crew reported to the FAA that flight 4399 had to be deplaned twice “for maintenance related anomalies.” The delays pushed departure from Washington Dulles International Airport back two and a half hours. The weather in Roanoke was reviewed before takeoff on Wednesday, September 24. The flight crew was aware of thunderstorms approaching the airport in Roanoke, according to the FAA.
While in the air, the flight crew used the ATIS or Automatic Terminal Information Services for weather information.
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“The ATIS reported calm winds, no precipitation, a cloud ceiling of 15,000 feet, and that runway 6 was in use,” the report stated. “The captain, pilot flying, briefed the localizer approach torunway 6. The first officer (FO), pilot monitoring, suggested reviewing the landing performancedetails for a wet runway, or a runway condition code (RCC) of 5, but the captain declined due tothe ATIS not reporting precipitation.”…