The unlucky Embraer at Cleveland in 2009. Photo: Dave Sterling - OPShots Contributor
The United Express plane that slid into a field Sunday was the third Embraer 145 jet from the same company, Trans States Airlines, to overshoot the runway at Ottawa International Airport while attempting to land during rain.
Trans States Airlines is a regional carrier headquartered in Bridgeton, Missouri, that operates as United Express for United Airlines and US Airways Express for US Airways.
A 2008 Transport Canada report obtained by The Citizen indicated grooved runways and equipping planes with thrust-reverse engines can significantly reduce the risk of aircraft overshooting a wet runway.
The runway surface at the Ottawa airport isn’t grooved, nor is the Embraer 145 equipped with thrust-reversers.
Post accident photos can be seen here via The Aviation Herald.
