"A major catastrophe was avoided by feet. Had it been another five feet lower, eight feet, I mean, no more than 10 feet, that plane would have been all over the New Jersey Turnpike."
"They felt something over the threshold and there's a hole in the side of the airplane."
A United Airlines Boeing 767 nearly crashed while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, striking a semitrailer truck and a light pole. Safety expert Steve Arroyo noted that a catastrophe was narrowly avoided, as the plane was only a few feet from disaster. The truck driver sustained minor injuries, while all 231 passengers on the plane were unharmed. The National Transportation Safety Board reclassified the incident as an accident due to damage to the aircraft, although details remain unconfirmed. Dash camera footage captured the moment of impact, showing the truck overturning.
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