PRESQUE ISLE, Maine -- Officials say a pilot and four passengers suffered minor injuries when a United Express regional jet slid off a runway during a northern Maine snowstorm.
An official said the pilot aborted the first landing attempt and requested runway lights be turned on due to low visibility before the second attempt 11:30 a.m. Monday. The 50-seat Embraer 145 came to rest on the east side of Presque Isle Regional Airport's runway with damage to its nose cone and landing gear.
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Images from the scene showed the jet in deep snow.
Passenger Rick Daigle tells the Bangor Daily News the plane bounced before stopping far from the runway.
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The CommutAir-operated flight from Newark, New Jersey, had 28 passengers and three crew members. A city spokeswoman said the injured were treated and released.
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