Copilot of United Jet that Struck a Light Pole Realized Flight Was Low, but Not in Time: Report
The NTSB said the copilot realized the jet was low before touchdown, but the crew could not abort the landing in time.
- On May 3, United Flight 169 from Venice, Italy, struck a light pole while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, damaging a tractor-trailer truck on the adjacent New Jersey Turnpike.
- A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report released Thursday indicates the captain flew the Boeing 767 too low and slow during the approach, striking the pole at 19 feet above the highway.
- The impact caused substantial fuselage damage, yet none of the 231 people aboard the jet were injured; debris from the struck pole damaged a truck, causing minor injuries to the driver.
- United Airlines reminded pilots landing at Newark to use visual glideslope indicators to ensure safe obstruction clearances; the airline told NPR it has "nothing to share" regarding the captain's current flight status.
- The NTSB continues investigating why the aircraft descended below the normal glide path for the final three-quarters of a mile, with a final report expected sometime next year.
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United Airlines flight was 19 feet above highway when it struck a pole as it was landing at Newark last month, NTSB says
The United Airlines flight that struck a light pole while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport was just 19 feet above the center of the New Jersey Turnpike moments before touchdown, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board Thursday.
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The copilot of a United Airlines passenger jet that struck a light pole as it landed at a New Jersey airport last month recognized the plane was coming in low, but told investigators he didnt realize it in time to call for an aborted landing, according to a new report Thursday.Crewmembers on the May 3 flight from Venice, Italy, also recalled hearing a loud thump and feeling a mild jolt just before touchdown at Newark Liberty International Airpor…
NTSB says United jet was too slow and too low in Newark landing accident
Federal investigators say the captain flying the United 767 from Italy was too slow and too low before landing last month at Newark, N.J. The jet struck a light pole, damaging a truck on the turnpike.
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