Date:	Wednesday 24 September 2025
Time:	21:17
Type:	Embraer ERJ-145XR
Owner/operator:	United Express, opb CommuteAir
Registration:	N21129
MSN:	145703
Year of manufacture:	2003
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 53
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Incident
Location:	Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA/KORA), Roanoke, VA -   United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Washington-Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD/KIAD)
Destination airport:	Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, VA (ROA/KROA)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
On September 24, 2025, at 2117 eastern daylight time (EDT), CommuteAir (dba United Express flight 4339), Embraer EMB-145XR, N21129, experienced a runway excursion while landing at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), Roanoke, Virginia (VA). The airplane overran the end of runway 34 and came to rest in the engineered materials arresting system (EMAS). There were no injuries to the 3 crew and 50 passengers onboard and there was no damage to the airplane. The scheduled domestic passenger flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Dulles, VA to ROA.

According to the flight crew, this was the second leg of day four, of a four-day rotation, and the first leg on the incident airplane. Prior to departure, the airplane had to be deplaned twice for maintenance related anomalies. After boarding for a third time, the flight crew reviewed the weather and briefed the thunderstorms approaching ROA. The airplane pushed back approximately two and a half hours after the scheduled departure time.

En route, the flight crew reviewed the Automatic Terminal Information Services (ATIS) weather information for ROA. The ATIS reported calm winds, no precipitation, a cloud ceiling of 15,000 feet, and that runway 6 was in use. The captain, pilot flying, briefed the localizer approach to runway 6. The first officer (FO), pilot monitoring, suggested reviewing the landing performance details for a wet runway, or a runway condition code (RCC) of 5, but the captain declined due to the ATIS not reporting precipitation.

During descent, the flight crew checked in with approach control and was informed of precipitation along the approach path to runway 6 and that other aircraft were using runway 34 for landing. The captain requested the FO set up for the instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 34 and to brief the approach. The FO set up the ILS runway 34 approach, briefed the approach changes, and monitored the weather radar.

After turning on final approach, the flight crew observed the runway and heard the previous landing aircraft report marginal visibility and bumpy conditions. During the approach, the rain intensity increased, and the captain requested that the FO run the performance calculation for landing on a wet runway with a RCC of 5. The FO ran the performance calculations and determined that they would have a margin of approximately 200 feet more than was required, without thrust reverser usage. The captain briefed the go-around procedures and that they would divert to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), Greensboro, North Carolina if they executed a go-around.

On short final, the rain intensity increased, and the captain requested windshield wipers at high. As the airplane descended below 500 feet, the FO observed that they were high on the precision approach path indicator (PAPI) and then observed the captain correcting the flight path, but recalled they were still high as the airplane crossed the threshold. After crossing the runway markings, the FO called for a go-around, but the captain continued. About halfway down the runway, the FO called for a go-around a second time, but the captain continued.

The airplane touched down and the flight crew applied maximum braking and deployed the engine thrust reversers. The airplane overran the end of the runway and came to rest in the EMAS. The FO attempted to communicate with air traffic control (ATC), but the communications button had disengaged. After engaging the communications button, the FO coordinated with ATC and contacted the flight attendant (FA). The FA verified that there were no injuries. The flight crew completed the emergency evacuation checklist and prepared for an evacuation. Airport rescue firefighting (ARFF) personnel boarded the airplane and assisted with evacuating passengers down a ladder.

The investigation is ongoing.

Incident time: 0117Z:
SPECI KROA 250137Z 23005KT 2SM RA BR BKN038 OVC049 22/21 A3006 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 RAB07 P0025 T02170211
SPECI KROA 250112Z 26005KT 1 3/4SM +RA BR FEW032 BKN050 OVC085 22/21 A3005 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 2 RAB07 P0000 T02170211
METAR KROA 250054Z 00000KT 10SM FEW060 BKN080 OVC110 22/21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02220206

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NTSB

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Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Sep-2025 06:09	bkvt	Added
25-Sep-2025 06:12	ASN	Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Category, ]
25-Sep-2025 18:47	ASN	Updated [Narrative, Photo, ]
25-Sep-2025 18:47	ASN	Updated [Photo, ]
21-Oct-2025 19:27	Captain Adam	Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ]