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Typically, semitrucks are 13.5 feet (4.1 meters) tall, so the plane was quite low.

Topic: generalRegion: north americaUpdated: i2 outletsSources: 2Spectrum: Center Only⏱ 2 min read
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‘A major catastrophe was avoided by feet’: A United Airlines plane hits a truck and light pole while landing at Newark airport A United Airlines jet came dangerously close to disaster Sunday when it hit a semitrailer truck and light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike as it came in to land at Newark Liberty International Airport. “A major catastrophe was avoided by feet,” said safety expert Steve Arroyo, who landed on that same short runway many times during his career at United.
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KEY FACTS
  • “A major catastrophe was avoided by feet,” said safety expert Steve Arroyo, who landed on that same short runway many times during his career at United.
  • Air traffic control audio suggests the incident may have created a hole in the side of the plane, but the airline and the National Transportation Safety Board haven’t confirmed that.
  • “They felt something over the threshold and there’s a hole in the side of the airplane,” the controller said.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT

This development falls within the broader context of General activity in North America.

Current reporting indicates: ‘A major catastrophe was avoided by feet’: A United Airlines plane hits a truck and light pole while landing at Newark airport “A major catastrophe was avoided by feet,” said safety expert Steve Arroyo, who landed on that same short runway many times during his career at United.

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