ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The National Transportation Safety Board released an aviation investigation preliminary report in regard to a mishap at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport where an airliner went off the runway on September 24.

“United Express flight 4339 experienced a runway excursion while landing at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport,” the report said.

“The airplane overran the end of runway 34 and came to rest in the engineered materials arresting system (EMAS).”

The report also said that before departure, the airliner had to be deplaned twice for maintenance related “anomalies” and that after boarding a third time, the crew reviewed the weather briefed the thunderstorms approaching the airport.

The NTSB report noted that the rainy weather did have an impact on the landin

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