First Officer's Warnings Ignored as United 767 Struck Pole on Newark Approach
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The NTSB's preliminary report on United Flight 169, a B767-400ER from Venice, shows the crew landed too low on Runway 29 at Newark, with four red PAPI cues starting at about 4,500 ft and the FO warning twice that they were slow and low; the captain, who turned off autopilot near 900 ft, did not initiate a go-around, and the airplane struck a light pole that hit a bakery truck on the Turnpike. No mechanical issues were found; the cause remains under investigation, but the report highlights possible factors like get-there-itis and crew deference to the captain and the need for stable-approach callouts.
- United Co-Pilot Warned Captain Of Low Approach Before Boeing 767 Hit Pole One Mile at a Time
- United Airlines flight was 19 feet above highway when it struck a pole, NTSB says CNN
- Pilot Was Warned Jet Was Too Low Before It Clipped a Light Pole The New York Times
- First officer of United flight that hit light pole on New Jersey Turnpike told captain he was "slow and a little low," NTSB says CBS News
- United flight struck pole, not truck as it landed at Newark last month: NTSB ABC7 New York
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