Federal aviation safety investigators have determined that a United Airlines Boeing 767 was operating at insufficient speed and altitude during its approach to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey last month, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
The aircraft, which had flown from Italy, was being piloted by a captain who maintained dangerously low speed and altitude before the landing attempt, investigators found. During the approach, the plane collided with a light pole, causing damage to a vehicle traveling on the adjacent turnpike.
The NTSB’s preliminary findings point to the flight crew’s failure to maintain proper approach parameters as a contributing factor in the incident at the New Jersey airport.
