Aircraft
Third Trans States Landing Accident in Ottawa Raises Questions
Authorities in Canada continued their investigation this week into a September 4 runway excursion at Ottawa International Airport involving a Trans States
A Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ 145 skidded off Ottawa’s 10,000-foot Runway 14-32 on September 4. (Photo: Peter Tsagaris/www.airliners.net)
A Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ 145 skidded off Ottawa’s 10,000-foot Runway 14-32 on September 4. (Photo: Peter Tsagaris/www.airliners.net)

Authorities in Canada continued their investigation this week into a September 4 runway excursion at Ottawa International Airport involving a Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ 145–the third such incident involving an ERJ 145 operated by the St. Louis-based regional airline at the same airfield.

Flying as United Express Flight 3363 from Chicago, the 50-seat regional jet carried 44 passengers and three crewmembers when, at about 3:30 p.m., it skidded off the side of a wet, 10,000-foot-long Runway 14-32. No one sustained injuries. A recovery crew removed the airplane from the site on Monday but investigators have not yet commented on possible causes.