At a Glance

A United Express jet missed a Maine runway during Winter Storm Scott.Two passengers and a crew member suffered minor injuries.It will take up to a year for a full report on the exact cause of the incident.

A United Express jet that reportedly slid off a runway at Maine's Presque Isle International Airport on March 4 during Winter Storm Scott actually missed the runway entirely, investigators say.

The 50-seat Embraer 145 jet flying in from Newark, New Jersey, had 31 people on board when it approached the airport. Initial reports said the then veered off onto a snowy field, the Bangor Daily News reports.

In a preliminary report released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board, the aircraft “landed between runway 1 and taxiway A in light to moderate snow.”

Parts of Maine picked up more than 2 feet of snow from the winter storm. At the time of the incident, light snow was falling at the airport and winds were from the north at about 5 to 10 mph, said weather.com meteorologist Linda Lam.

Two passengers and a crew member suffered minor injuries in the incident, the report said.

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The report did not indicate what caused the commuter plane to miss the runway and officials with NTSB say it could take up to a year to complete a full report with an analysis and a conclusion of what led to the incident, the Bangor Daily News reported.