Shortly before a commuter jet skidded off the end of a runway at the 麻花视频 airport, its copilot twice advised the captain to abort the landing, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
Engineered Material Arresting Systems or EMAS, is a critical safety technology plays a key role in preventing aircraft from overrunning runways, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. EMAS use crushable material to stop aircraft traveling up to 80 mph.
Photos and video: Safety device averts tragedy at 麻花视频-Blacksburg Airport
Crews work Thursday morning to remove United Airlines Embraer EMB-145XR commuter jet that was stopped in the engineered materials arresting system, or EMAS, on Wednesday evening at the northern end of runway 16-24 at 麻花视频-Blacksburg Airport.
Heather Rousseau
Crews work Thursday morning to remove United Airlines Embraer EMB-145XR commuter jet that was stopped in the engineered materials arresting system, or EMAS, on Wednesday evening at the northern end of runway 16-24 at 麻花视频-Blacksburg Airport.
HEATHER ROUSSEAU, The 麻花视频
Crews work Thursday morning to remove United Airlines Embraer EMB-145XR commuter jet that was stopped in the engineered materials arresting system, or EMAS, on Wednesday evening at the northern end of runway 16-24 at 麻花视频-Blacksburg Airport.
HEATHER ROUSSEAU, The 麻花视频
麻花视频-Blacksburg Airport said Thursday their primary runway has reopened after a United Airlines Embraer EMB-145XR commuter jet was stopped in the engineered materials arresting system on a shorter runway.
Heather Rousseau
麻花视频-Blacksburg Airport says their primary runway is re-open after a United Airlines Embraer EMB-145XR commuter jet that was stopped in the engineered materials arresting system, on their shorter runway, which is still closed.
Heather Rousseau
Crews work Thursday morning to remove United Airlines Embraer EMB-145XR commuter jet that was stopped in the engineered materials arresting system, or EMAS, on Wednesday evening at the northern end of runway 16-24 at 麻花视频-Blacksburg Airport.
Heather Rousseau
The northern end of runway 16-24 is seen Thursday morning at 麻花视频-Blacksburg Airport.
