UA169 (VCE-EWR), aircraft or parts of it hit truck on I-95

Roger Roger said:
When its ripping out of the northwest and they’re landing 29 in EWR they pump UAL triples onto that runway like it’s nothing.
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When I came in from DXB they were landing 29 but they had our 77W land South on the parallels. I didn't notice any 77Ws land on 29 over the next few hours but plenty of 772s and some A350s. It made me wonder if they use 29 for these big bois much as winds were like 35kts down runway 29 when we landed lol.
 
1. I guess Capt. Wi Tu Lo got his FAA conversion done and a job at United. Good for him!

2. Stay offa mah runway. 29 is the corpie runway. Ya'll have the 22s.
 
Somehow the quote from the VP of the trucking company made me smile, “The trailer is not damaged and the bread product was not touched.”

Reported the truck was making a delivery to the airport, so I'm guessing either catering or someone in Los Angeles really, really wants their brand of bagels.
 
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MikeD said:
early aimpoint shift to a duck under? Be interesting to see.
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I've landed on 29 a few times "back in the day", but I don't know how often they use it anymore. But strong-gusty winds, right on the edge of performance for a short runway, and a late turn to final after a long flight. I am sure they were trying to really be sure to hit a point because of the short runway, and just dipped too low too soon.
 
ChasenSFO said:
When I came in from DXB they were landing 29 but they had our 77W land South on the parallels. I didn't notice any 77Ws land on 29 over the next few hours but plenty of 772s and some A350s. It made me wonder if they use 29 for these big bois much as winds were like 35kts down runway 29 when we landed lol.
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When I worked for NWA in EWR in the 1980's I used to see 747-200's land on 29 a few times but the wind is usually strong from the west when they did. I was in an NW 727-200 and we landed long on 29 and did a touch and go around . Its a cool approach
 
The shortest runway I ever landed a 75 on was SNA (5700). Would have been BUR in a 767 (6900) and Maui pretty regular in the dark (7000). 29 at EWR is 6700 but I'm hearing 35 knot headwind. If it was gusty there would have been a speed additive but with a wind like that it's hard to imagine the need to duck under the PAPI. Wonder what their groundspeed was on short final.
 
Roger Roger said:
When its ripping out of the northwest and they’re landing 29 in EWR they pump UAL triples onto that runway like it’s nothing.
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Kingairer said:
I've landed on 29 a few times "back in the day", but I don't know how often they use it anymore. But strong-gusty winds, right on the edge of performance for a short runway, and a late turn to final after a long flight. I am sure they were trying to really be sure to hit a point because of the short runway, and just dipped too low too soon.
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They still have the option for 22L if they can’t take 29. We actually use it more now with the RNAV W being available because we don’t have the ceiling and visibility constraints we had with the Stadium Visual.
 
NovemberEcho said:
They still have the option for 22L if they can’t take 29. We actually use it more now with the RNAV W being available because we don’t have the ceiling and visibility constraints we had with the Stadium Visual.
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Yeah, my experience is limited to sitting in the conga line for 22R and watching UAL 777 after UAL 777 landing 29 and exiting the same or earlier than the guppies. To @ChasenSFO point though it was probably all -200s
 
NovemberEcho said:
They still have the option for 22L if they can’t take 29. We actually use it more now with the RNAV W being available because we don’t have the ceiling and visibility constraints we had with the Stadium Visual.
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What’s the reason yall like the W instead of the RNP Y again? Something about the airspace?
 
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