United Airlines Investigates Plane Incident Near San Diego
A United Airlines Boeing 737, Flight 1980, struck a drone during its descent into San Diego International Airport. A United Airlines flight experienced a close encounter with a drone while approaching Lindbergh Field in San Diego. Flight 1980 was traveling from San Francisco to San Diego at approximately 4,000 feet when pilots reported a small, bright red drone flying nearby. The Federal Aviation Administration stated that this type of situation is extremely rare. The FAA described the situation as extremely rare, though initial reports suggested a collision might have occurred. The incident occurred on the morning of April 30, 2026. The airline confirmed the landing was successful despite the impact. The NTSB noted a lack of transponding information regarding the drone. The airline has pulled the flight crew out of service as part of the review process.
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“A United Airlines plane bound for San Diego hit a drone during its descent today. The airline says Flight 1980, a Boeing 737 arriving from San Francisco, struck the small object at about 3,000 feet”
“signs of of damages the plane continued safely to San Diego International.”
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“A United Airlines plane bound for San Diego hit a drone during its descent today. The airline says flight 1980, a Boeing 737 arriving from San Francisco struck the small object at about 3000 feet.”
“A United Airlines plane bound for San Diego hit a drone during its descent today. The airline says Flight 1980, a Boeing 737 arriving from San Francisco, struck the small object at about 3,000 feet according to Air Traffic Control Audio Shared Online.”
“«C’était rouge, c’était brillant» : un pilote de la compagnie United Airlines dit avoir heurté un drone au-dessus de San Diego”
“En een Amerikaans passagiers vliegtuig zou vanmiddag zijn geraakt door een drone bij het vliegveld van San Diego.”
“vanmiddag zijn geraakt door een drone bij het vliegveld van San Diego. de piloot zei tegen de luchtverkeersleiding dat hij iets rood zag vliegen toen hij probeerde te landen. Het vliegtuig is na de botsing veilig geland.”
“de piloot zei tegen de luchtverkeersleiding dat hij iets rood zag vliegen toen hij probeerde te landen. Het vliegtuig is na de botsing veilig geland.”
“Een Amerikaans passagiersvliegtuig zou vanmiddag zijn geraakt door een drone bij het vliegveld van San Diego. De piloot zei tegen de luchtverkeersleiding dat hij iets rood zag vliegen toen hij probeerde te landen.”
“De piloot zei tegen de luchtverkeersleiding dat hij iets rood zag vliegen toen hij probeerde te landen. Het vliegtuig is na de botsing veilig geland en de passagiers waren niet in gevaar.”
“Een Amerikaans passagiers vliegtuig zou vanmiddag zijn geraakt door een drone bij het vliegveld van San Diego. De piloot zei tegen de luchtverkeersleiding dat hij iets rood zag vliegen toen hij probeerde te landen.”
“It was so small I couldn't tell. It was red. It was shiny. There were no reported injuries or immediate signs of damage as the plane continued safely to San Diego International Airport.”
“object at about 3,000 feet according to Air Traffic Control Audio shared online. Red drone heading west.”
“Um piloto da United Airlines reportou uma colisão a cerca de mil metros de altitude contra um drone antes de pousar no aeroporto de San Diego, na Califórnia.”
“A gente de Airlines reportou uma colisão a cerca de mil metros de altitude contra um drone antes de pousar no aeroporto de San Diego, na Califórnia.”
“There was a close call between the United Airlines jet and a drone just before touchdown in San Diego. It now appears the suspected drone likely passed below the plane.”
“United Airlines now says they don't think a drone hit their plane this morning while landing in San Diego. Pilot of United Flight 1980 out of San Francisco reported hitting a drone at around 3,000 feet on approach to San Diego.”
“a drone at around 3,000 feet on approach to San Diego just before 8.30 this morning. Red drone heading west. It was so small I couldn't tell. It was red. It was shiny. The plane landed safely.”
“There was a close call between a United Airlines jet and drone just before touchdown in San Diego. The FAA says this situation is extremely rare.”
“A close call it was between a United Airlines jet and drone.”
“Just before touchdown in San Diego, the situation according to the FAA was extremely rare. There were initial reports about a potential collision, but it now appears the suspected drone likely passed below the plane.”
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