A United Airlines passenger jet nearly collided with a drone as it was coming in to land in New Jersey on Friday, its pilot said. The Boeing 737, carrying 106 passengers and 5 crew members from Key West, Florida, landed safely at about 5:30 p.m. at Newark Liberty International Airport.
The pilot described the device as circular and roughly three feet wide, saying it was about 100 feet below the plane. Another pilot flying into Newark on a United Express flight also reported seeing a drone at roughly 2,000 feet.
There are around 100 drone sightings a month near US airports, according to the Federal Aviation Authority, though the agency prohibits the use of drones in controlled airspaces or near manned aircraft without official permission.
Original reporting: KEYT (Ventura/Santa Barbara) — read the source article.
