New video shows how close United flight came to disaster as wheels skim truck in Newark landing

NewsWorldAmericasNew video shows how close United flight came to disaster as wheels skim truck in Newark landingFederal officials are investigating the incident, which miraculously did not result in any major injuries or deathsJosh Marcus in San Francisco Tuesday 05 May 2026 21:39 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971009","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/newark-airport-united-plane-runway-video-b2971009.html","title":"Video shows United plane narrowly avoid disaster as wheels skim semi-truck in Newark"}}CloseMoment passenger jet hits roof of tractor-trailer as it comes into land in NewarkThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSource...