United flight collides with truck and pole as it lands at Newark • Hacker News Board

Re: United flight collides with truck and pole as it lands at Newark

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Post by skinfaxi » Mon, May 04, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC

thomascountz wrote: post #3

Dashcam footage, ostensibly from the bakery delivery truck which was struck: https://avherald.com/h?article=538bd859&opt=0

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Re: United flight collides with truck and pole as it lands at Newark

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Post by petermcneeley » Mon, May 04, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC

skinfaxi wrote: post #11

thomascountz wrote: post #3

Dashcam footage, ostensibly from the bakery delivery truck which was struck: https://avherald.com/h?article=538bd859&opt=0

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Sure but 911 was in 2001 when fully digital cameras were not common place.

Re: United flight collides with truck and pole as it lands at Newark

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Post by aworks » Mon, May 04, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC

Zigurd wrote: post #2

Is there something about Newark? The most frightening experience I've had on a commercial flight is breaking out of the clouds on approach to Newark and finding ourselves at an absurdly low altitude over a warehouse roof. Throttle up, go around, no comment from the captain.

I've had the same experience on approach at night by the river near the Grand Rapids MI airport. And a thrilling non-landing at O' Hare where instead of touching down, we suddenly accelerated like crazy for a go-around in crowded airspace.

No comments on either of those. At least that pilot in Orlando who slammed on the brakes before we actually took off came on and said a cockpit window was open. Ok...