Overview
- The United Airlines flight from Venice, which descended unusually low Sunday near Newark Liberty, clipped a light pole and brushed a bakery truck yet landed with no injuries on board.
- New Jersey State Police said a landing-gear tire and the jet’s underside hit the pole and the truck on the Turnpike, and the falling pole also struck a Jeep, with the truck driver treated for minor injuries.
- Federal teams from the NTSB and FAA opened on-site investigations, United launched an internal safety review, and the airline removed the flight crew from service as a standard step.
- Authorities reported only minor aircraft damage, while some outlets say the NTSB labeled the case an accident due to structural harm, a claim not confirmed across official sources.
- Investigators are expected to study runway 29 use and gusty winds reported near Newark, and the incident is likely to trigger fresh scrutiny of approach paths that pass over busy roads.