New video seems to point out a United Airways flight hanging a lightweight pole and skirting a bakery truck driving on the New Jersey Turnpike on Sunday because the airplane landed at Newark Worldwide Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration and Nationwide Transportation Security Board are investigating the incident that came about round 2 p.m.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey stated Flight 169 was making its closing strategy onto Runway 29 when it “struck an object,” inflicting harm to a lightweight submit and a southbound tractor-trailer.
United Flight 169 passes over the New Jersey Turnpike whereas touchdown at Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport, Might 3, 2026.
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The footage exhibits the wheels of the jet coming near the truck because the airplane makes its descent.
“Based mostly on a preliminary investigation, whereas a United Airways Plane was approaching the runway, a touchdown tire and the underside of the airplane collided with a pole and a tractor-trailer,” NJ State Police stated in an announcement following the incident. “The pole then struck a Jeep touring on the NJTPK. The driving force of the tractor-trailer sustained non-life-threatening accidents and was transported to an space hospital.”
Chuck Paterakis, vice chairman of transportation for Schmidt Bakery and proprietor of H&S Household of Bakeries, informed ABC Information that Baker’s Categorical was delivering a load of bread product to the Newark depot on the airport when “the driving force skilled a business airplane tires touchdown on the tractor or brushing the highest of the tractor.”
Paterakis recognized the driving force as Warren Boardley of Baltimore and stated he received some glass in his arm, however his accidents had been non-life-threatening.
“All people, the driving force and everyone on the airplane, ought to be very lucky, as a result of it may have been the other of what occurred, and just a little assist from God went a great distance tonight for everyone on the airplane, and together with the driving force,” Paterakis stated.
United Flight 169 passes over the New Jersey Turnpike whereas touchdown at Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport, Might 3, 2026.
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United stated in an announcement that the airplane landed safely and taxied to the gate usually and there have been no reported accidents among the many crew or passengers.
“Our upkeep crew is evaluating harm to the plane. We’ll conduct a rigorous flight security investigation into the incident and our crew has been faraway from service as a part of the method,” the airline stated in an announcement.
The Boeing 767 was arriving from Venice and was carrying 221 passengers and 10 crew members, based on the airline.
United Flight 169 passes over the New Jersey Turnpike whereas touchdown at Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport, Might 3, 2026.
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An NTSB investigator arrived on the airport on Monday to conduct interviews with the crew.
“The investigation will look at a number of components, together with flight operations, meteorological circumstances, human efficiency, crew useful resource administration, plane efficiency and air visitors management,” the NTSB stated in an announcement.
United has been ordered to safe the cockpit voice recorder, in addition to the flight information recorder for the investigation.
ABC Information’ Kelly McCarthy contributed to this report.
