Near-Collision at Newark Airport: United Airlines Plane has Close Call with Drone ‘100 Feet Below Us’ 

On Friday, a scary incident unfolded at Newark Airport in New Jersey.

As a United Airlines Boeing 737, carrying 106 passengers and 5 crew members, was approaching its descent at around 4:20 pm from Key West, Florida, the jet narrowly missed colliding with a drone.

In audio shared by CBS, the pilot could be heard saying, “We almost hit a drone,” noting the three-foot-wide device was only “about 100 feet below us.”

Audio transcript from the cockpit:

Cockpit: And we almost hit a drone right there at Gimme, United 1513, about 100 feet below us.

Tower: Right where you’re at now?

Cockpit: Exactly.

Tower: Okay, and United 1513, did you get a look at it? Do you know the color or any— how much propellers or anything like that, whatever they’re called?

Cockpit: Yeah, it was like circular-shaped and that was about it. Looked like it was about 3 feet wide.

According to The New York Post, “Another pilot flying into Newark on a separate plane also reported seeing the drone at roughly 2,000 feet, additional audio shows.”

Listen:

A United Airlines flight heading to Newark International Airport nearly struck a drone as it was approaching the airport, the pilot reported.

United said in a statement that the plane landed safely and all passengers deplaned normally. pic.twitter.com/XuGXhKRhHa

— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 27, 2026

The airline said in a statement, “United flight 1513 reported a potential drone sighting prior to arriving in Newark. The flight landed safely, and customers deplaned normally at the gate.”

The FAA notes that there are approximately 100 drone sightings per month near U.S. airports.

The FAA is currently investigating the incident.

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