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EX500rider

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13. That runway, #29 at Newark is visual approach only, no ILS, PAPI lights only (Precision Approach Path Indicator)

Reply to Angleae (Reply #10)

Tue May 5, 2026, 04:36 PM

May 5

And the threshold is 630' from impact area and 1,000' from touchdown point, 6,500' runway.
Clear visibility, some gusts on the nose, winds were 15k gusting to 30k at landing according to tower.

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United flight strikes light pole, damages truck while landing in Newark [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 3 OP

Are they servinng hard liquor cocktails in the plane cockpits now ? magicarpet May 3 #1

The plane's tires brushed the TOP of the truck. They say God helped the safe landing. bucolic_frolic May 3 #2

Those pilots should lose their licenses IMO... wcmagumba May 3 #3

I'll bet the people working ATC at the time will have a few tapes played back DFW May 3 #4

Well, yes, I was also thinking ATC as the culprit. ananda May 4 #8

NTSB to investigate United plane that struck pole on NJ Turnpike mahatmakanejeeves May 4 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves May 4 #6

Severe down drafts/wind shear about the only reason that isn't pilot error EX500rider May 4 #7

That and faulty ILS equipment (ground or plane) Angleae May 5 #10

Yeah except it's obvious in the vid that the conditions are VFR. They knew they were low Bengus81 May 5 #11

In other words, they're dumbshits. Angleae May 5 #12

That runway, #29 at Newark is visual approach only, no ILS, PAPI lights only (Precision Approach Path Indicator) EX500rider May 5 #13

So they would have been getting red lights on the PAPI all the way in Bengus81 May 5 #14

Going to be a interesting CVR, somebody should have been questioning whether this was a stable approach or not.. EX500rider May 5 #15

You ever watch that Captain Steeve on YouTube? Excellent analysis of incidents Bengus81 May 6 #18

Yeah him, and blankalario or whatever his name is EX500rider May 6 #19

We should wait for the full investigation. It's possible that the bakery truck was flying too high! lol EX500rider May 5 #16

Ex-Navy pilot thought the truck was an Aircraft Carrier. Wonder Why May 4 #9

This was posted at Airliners.net: EX500rider May 5 #17