Embraer EMB-120ER, Cedar City, Utah, March 16, 2003–At 10:45 p.m. MST Embraer N214SW, operating as Skywest Airlines Flight 3622 and flown by an ATP-rated pilot, sustained minor damage during its takeoff roll when the airplane departed the left side of Runway 20 at Cedar City Municipal Airport and struck a runway-remaining marker before coming to a halt in the adjacent field. Runway 20 is 7,802- by 150-foot asphalt strip and was covered in slush at the time of the accident.
The local reported weather at the time of the accident was clouds 400 feet broken and 1,100 feet overcast, visibility one-half mile, snow and fog, temperature and dew point 32 degrees and altimeter 29.59 inches. The scheduled Part 121 passenger flight was departing Cedar City for a trip to St. George Municipal Airport, Utah. There were no injuries among the crew or the 12 passengers.
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