A JetBlue Airways pilot reported striking a drone while on approach to John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, officials said.
Just days before the JetBlue incident, a United Airlines pilot reported nearly colliding with a drone while approaching Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
The FAA said the JetBlue pilot reported striking a drone at an altitude of nearly 3,000ft (900m) around 07:15 EDT (11:15 GMT).
“We are clear to land, 13 left,”
the pilot said in air traffic control audio recorded by ATC.com, according to CNN.
“Just quickly, I couldn’t talk to approach, but we collided with a drone back there in the turn.”
“You said you collided?”
the controller asked.
The pilot confirmed,
“Yep, it hit us right, right above the cockpit.”
Source: BBC