UPDATE (20:15): United issued the following statement, noting the 757 experienced “multiple flat tires” upon landing in Newark.
United issued the following statement:
United flight 627 from Denver to Newark, New Jersey experienced multiple flat tires upon landing in Newark. After landing, the aircraft became disabled which is currently affecting operations at Newark Airport. For those on the flight, we arranged transport for passengers from the aircraft to the airport terminal and paramedics were on site as a precaution. We’re in close touch with the FAA and airport authorities and are working expeditiously to safely remove the disabled aircraft so that operations at the airport can return to normal.
UPDATE (15:18): Runway 22R at Newark has just re-opened. The disabled aircraft remains on runway 2L.
Newark Airport is closed after a United 757-200 skid off the runway this afternoon after a rough landing. The damage to the aircraft is extensive, but no passengers or crew were injured.
Check out this picture:
image: @AirlineFlyer
All inbound flights to Newark are currently being diverted to airports including:
- Boston (BOS)
- Cleveland (CLE)
- New York Kennedy (JFK)
- New York LaGuardia (LGA)
- New York Stewart (SWF)
- Philadelphia (PHL)
- Richmond (RIC)
- Washington Dulles (IAD)
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration just released the following statement:
United Airlines Flight 627 landed at 1 p.m. on Runway 22 Left at Newark Liberty International Airpot, then skidded off the left side of the pavement. The left main landing gear is stuck in a grassy area. The aircraft will be towed off the airfield after passengers leave the aircraft via stairs. They will ride buses to the terminal. No injuries were reported to the FAA. The FAA is enroute to the airport to begin the investigation. Flights are delayed until the aircraft is moved. Contact the Port Authority of NY and NJ for more information on airport status. Contact United for information on passengers and damage to the aircraft. The flight originated at Denver International Airport.
It is not clear yet what caused this issue. Was it pilot error? A mechanical issue? Corrosion? Fatigue? (the aircraft, N26123, is 22 years old)
Mark this story as developing.
Kudos to Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) for his reporting on this story.
Here's a photo of #UA627 at @EWRairport. Aircraft nose is still on the pavement, but just barely. I'm told it bounded twice on landing and a tire may have burst but the pilots wrestled it to a safe stop. pic.twitter.com/SlQU7eiesO
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) June 15, 2019
Looking closer at the nose gear of #UA627 shows signifant damage to the fuselage. This aircraft will be stuck for a little while. pic.twitter.com/9088TNH4rp
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) June 15, 2019
“…a picture tells a thousand words…”?
I see a 757 nose. On nose gear, on a pavement, unsure as to if it is a runway or a taxiway. With an attending fire crew. Fewer than 1,000 words. There is a different view on a different news carrier: same pic, uncropped, showing both nose and midsection, both outer tires of the right gear mostly- or fully-deflated, on pavement. No other damage indicated. All else appears okay. Did it turn off too soon and clip the turf? Perhaps less adjectives and clichés would receive less views but would be more objective. Nothing here.
Uhm..you would be a great FAA investigator. You do see the damage to the gear, the crumpled metal and tearing, how it is not lined up like normal. Maybe you should look closer before commenting, helps to not look foolish.
I was on PDX-EWR and we were diverted to Harrisburg (MDT) where apparently they don’t schedule mainline aircraft so the guy that drives that fuel truck had to be called in from his day off. We got out after 2 hours on the ground and made it to EWR just before 5pm.
The connection to TPA (3pm) finally left at 7.17pm (found an equipment to swap, fueled up to fly to SEA so 1.5 hour wait for the taker to drain fuel). All in all I was 4 hours late which considering what it could have been was not bad. I did catch a glimpse of the crocked plane on 22L as we landed on 22R.
The crew on PDX-EWR/MDT were superb. There were several families with infants and three UMs. The crew kept everyone informed and the FAs and Captain called the UMs’ parents and let them speak with the kids. Very well handled indeed by the young fairly new hire FAs who I see doing great work on their junior bids week in week out. If only they could be fast tracked to the long haul routes; they outshine the surly senior dragons who have the marque routes sown up between them.
From the look of the nose gear and the passengers reporting multiple bounces it makes you wonder if this plane could have Porpoised. This is a dangerous situation where the pilot is flying too fast or has a descent rate that is too high at touchdown and ends up in a nose-first or relatively flat aircraft bounce. If the crew compensates for by pushing down on the stick (huge classic flight mistake) it can send the plane into an oscillation of bounces that often ends with a broken nose gear and the aircraft in the grass. If that’s the case this UA pilot may be able to enjoy his retirement earlier than he/she thought.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5ZzktAFJK4
Bad landing. 2 female pilots. Case closed.