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Runway overrun at Roanoke: Why a go-around call matters

"An ERJ-145 operating into Roanoke, Virginia encountered heavy precipitation, marginal visibility, a wet runway, and a narrow landing-performance margin during its approach. According to the ...
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An Embraer carrying 53 people touched down long on a 5,810-foot runway in heavy rain at a Virginia airport, and a bed of crushable concrete blocks stopped it short of …

A regional jet carrying 53 people overran the runway at Roanoke after the captain switched to a shorter strip in heavy rain ...