Plane 'Within Metres' of Crashing After 'Terrifying' Near Miss Moments After Taking Off

Plane 'within metres' of crashing after 'terrifying' near miss moments after taking off

The Airbus A320 passenger plane had just taken off from Heathrow Airport

Heathrow Airport plane almost crashes after terrifying near-miss with drone - The Mirror

The Airbus A320 was near London’s Heathrow Airport at 9,000 ft during the near miss in May in which the Captain and First Officer "saw a bright white object pass overhead from the opposite direction".

Plane narrowly escapes drone collision at Heathrow | The latest National and International News

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy speaks to reporters about aviation safety investigations (Illustrative image) (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Getty Images A passenger aircraft came within metres of a catastrophic collision with a drone after taking off from Heathrow Airport. The Airbus A320 was flying at 9,000ft in May when a triangular device, measuring at least 2-3 metres, completely filled the cockpit windscreen. Both the Captain and Firs…