Plane crashes into drone at 1,000 m altitude just before landing in the USA

Plane collides with drone in the USA; LISTEN A United Airlines pilot reported a collision at an altitude of approximately 1,000 meters against a drone before landing in the USA, this Wednesday (29). ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp The company confirmed the incident, and an aerial communication frequency monitoring application recorded the conversation in which the pilot reported what happened to the control tower. The collision happened near San Diego airport, California, involving a Boeing 737 coming from San Francisco. According to United, there were 48 passengers and 6 crew. Despite the complications, the landing occurred normally. In the conversation, the pilot of United flight 1980 tells the control tower, already on the ground, that he had collided with a drone at an altitude of approximately 3,000 feet (914 meters). “We crashed a drone into the fence… at about 3,000 feet,” the crew member says. “A red drone heading west.” In a statement, the airline confirmed the episode. “United Flight 1980 reported a possible drone collision shortly before arriving in San Diego. The flight landed safely and passengers disembarked normally at the gate. Our maintenance team found no damage after thoroughly inspecting the aircraft.” United Airlines Boeing 737, in file image Konstantin von Wedelstaedt/Wikipedia Commons

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