OT: Plane landing at Newark airport clips truck on the NJ Turnpike

[newell138]

Seems like the pilot wasn't even aware he clipped a truck causing it to flip over. How much do you think the driver gets paid in the lawsuit? Has to be at least $10 million

Video shows United flight hit truck on NJ Turnpike – NBC New York

 

[RU#1fan]

United’s response was a joke.

 

[newell138]

United’s response was a joke.

Did not see

 

[MulletCork]

The truck driver was just chilling in that video before the incident. Imagine the story he has to tell for the rest of his life!

 

[DJ Spanky]

I can't find a picture of the truck after the incident.

 

[newell138]

I can't find a picture of the truck after the incident.

 

[Bob Chaewsky_rivals]

For what it's worth, there have been an awful lot of aircraft accidents since early in the year - interesting.

 

[Knight Shift]

For what it's worth, there have been an awful lot of aircraft accidents since early in the year - interesting.

Got statistics from 2026 to back up your claim?

In 2024, the total number of accidents involving U.S. registered civilian aircraft decreased to 1,201, with 321 civil aviation deaths reported

Total Aviation Accidents (January-July 2025)

623 accidents

 

[Knight Shift]

 

[Bob Chaewsky_rivals]

Got statistics from 2026 to back up your claim?

In 2024, the total number of accidents involving U.S. registered civilian aircraft decreased to 1,201, with 321 civil aviation deaths reported

Total Aviation Accidents (January-July 2025)

623 accidents

No, just watch the news every night.

 

[tru2ru1]

The plane did NOT hit the truck, the plane hit a light stanchion that then hit the truck

 

[famousbill19]

My wife and I were on this flight.

 

[Knight Shift]

The plane did NOT hit the truck, the plane hit a light stanchion that then hit the truck

The plane hit both the light post and the truck:

 

[yesrutgers01]

not sure how much this guy will get paid out- hell- they don't pay out much when they crash a plane full of passengers.

 

[yesrutgers01]

My wife and I were on this flight.

Were you really?

 

[T2Kplus20]

My wife and I were on this flight.

Seriously? Did you know anything happened or was going wrong?

 

[famousbill19]

Were you really?

Yes. There was a loud bang in the cabin just before touch down, and then an unusually hard landing, but the pilots/flight crew never made mention of anything out of the ordinary. Only found out what had happened the following day. Crazy stuff.

 

[Postman_1]

I worked at Newark Airport a bunch of times. It always amazed me how close they get to the turnpike. When leaving there it feels like they are just a few feet away from my work van when I'm heading south on the turnpike and the timing is right. Here is a new video of the plane coming in. Glad everyone was ok

New video shows United plane clipping tractor-trailer while landing at Newark airport

The new footage shows the packed plane clearly coming in too low.

nypost.com

 

[yesrutgers01]

I worked at Newark Airport a bunch of times. It always amazed me how close they get to the turnpike. When leaving there it feels like they are just a few feet away from my work van when I'm heading south on the turnpike and the timing is right. Here is a new video of the plane coming in. Glad everyone was ok

New video shows United plane clipping tractor-trailer while landing at Newark airport

The new footage shows the packed plane clearly coming in too low.

nypost.com

I used to have them come real close when driving past LGA. For the first time, just this year, had one from Newark come that close overhead too.

 

[yesrutgers01]

Yes. There was a loud bang in the cabin just before touch down, and then an unusually hard landing, but the pilots/flight crew never made mention of anything out of the ordinary. Only found out what had happened the following day. Crazy stuff.

And you know they just didn't say anything because they knew almost everyone that was on that plane would be demanding refunds and free flights. They figured you get home- there would be less scared/angry passengers to deal with.

But that is crazy...An angel was looking you. maybe a foot lower or to the left or right and you might not be here...

 

[newell138]

Yes. There was a loud bang in the cabin just before touch down, and then an unusually hard landing, but the pilots/flight crew never made mention of anything out of the ordinary. Only found out what had happened the following day. Crazy stuff.

It sounds like the pilot didn’t even know until the control tower told him

 

[BLewis1968]

Got statistics from 2026 to back up your claim?

In 2024, the total number of accidents involving U.S. registered civilian aircraft decreased to 1,201, with 321 civil aviation deaths reported

Total Aviation Accidents (January-July 2025)

623 accidents

Close calls are rising. So why does change come after them?

Aviation Fatalities Hit 7-Year High In 2025, Per Aviation Safety Network

 

[RUforester72]

Flying still safer than driving a car!

 

[Knight Shift]

Close calls are rising. So why does change come after them?

Aviation Fatalities Hit 7-Year High In 2025, Per Aviation Safety Network

Thanks. I like facts and data, as opposed to emotional hand-waving.
From the article: "An analysis of federal data by AviatorDB, an aviation registry tracking company, shows a 61% increase in near-mid-air collisions since 2019."

So, 2025 saw another rise in FATALITIES. The number of accidents (including close calls is undoubtedly greater). Not sure if live data is available for 2026 to back up the claim that accidents are rising in 2026 versus 2025.

The article you linked points to the problem of more flights at busy airports.

 

[Knight Shift]

Flying still safer than driving a car!

Ran into an older gentleman on the street in Madison, Wisconsin coming out of restaurant. We exchanged pleasantries, and we noted we were flying out on that day. He proceeded to tell me that the companies that build planes use parts supplied by the lowest bidder. Didn't have the time to get into it further, but I was like, hey thanks for that. I hadn't thought about that again until reading this thread, but I'd like to think that has no cause-effect on safety. Parts still need to meet standards.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Was driving up the turnpike just a couple hours prior to this. Flights were coming in on the east -west runway. They come down over the heights and make a right turn basically over the turnpike extension. They’re incredibly low as they come in over the turnpike because they have to land immediately on that runway due to the shortness in length compared to the north-south runways. I’m amazed something like this hasn’t happened before. East-west runway isn’t used very often only when certain types of wind conditions require the airport to do so.

 

[iReC89]

That approach is a thrill ride for everyone. Glad everyone was ok, although they haven’t said much about the drivers of the truck or the jeep that hit the pole.

I’m not sure if I’m more annoyed that a plane hit a truck, or that the truck was bringing baked goods up to a warehouse from Baltimore. I think we deserve to know what brand he was importing into our fine baking community.

 

[BLewis1968]

Thanks. I like facts and data, as opposed to emotional hand-waving.
From the article: "An analysis of federal data by AviatorDB, an aviation registry tracking company, shows a 61% increase in near-mid-air collisions since 2019."

So, 2025 saw another rise in FATALITIES. The number of accidents (including close calls is undoubtedly greater). Not sure if live data is available for 2026 to back up the claim that accidents are rising in 2026 versus 2025.

The article you linked points to the problem of more flights at busy airports.

It would seem fatalities were up in 2025 from the past several years, though I suppose we'll have to wait another eight or nine months to judge 2026 off of any data. What appears beyond doubt to be up is close calls, near misses, not-fatal mishaps (runway accidents, etc etc).