NTSB says United jet was too slow and too low in Newark landing accident

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NTSB says United jet was too slow and too low in Newark landing accident

United Airlines aircraft are seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey in 2023. Joshua A. Bickel/AP hide caption toggle caption Joshua A. …

United Airlines aircraft are seen at the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey in 2023. Joshua A. Bickel/AP hide caption toggle caption Joshua A. Bickel/AP The National Transportation Safety Board says the captain of a United Airlines flight from Venice, Italy was flying too slow and too low before landing last month at Newark Liberty International Airport. The Boeing 767 struck a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike adjacent to the runway, damaging a tractor-trailer truck. …

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