How Did a Boeing 767 Hit a Truck on Landing (Audio-Only Version)
5/14/20261 hr 5 min
On May 3rd 2026, a Boeing 767 struck a bakery truck on landing in New York and somehow, everyone survived. But how does a jet get that low in the first place? Peter and Ben dig into the height group problem that nobody talks about, and could it be far more widespread than this single incident.
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First 90 secondsPetter Hörnfeldt· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hi, everyone, and very welcome to yet another episode of Captain Speaking together with me, Petter Hörnfeldt, and...
Ben Watts· Host0:10
And me, Ben Watts. Welcome, everybody. Welcome back to the podcast. Um, today we're gonna be looking at the incident in Newark where the aircraft hit a truck, plus a few other controversial topics as well. But before that, Petter, you look like you're somewhere different.
Petter Hörnfeldt· Host0:24
Yeah. No, this is gonna be a great episode, by the way, so make sure you stay tuned- Yeah ... because there's a lot of things to discuss. Yeah, I am, um, I'm away from my studio. I'm actually down in southern Spain in a place called La Caminera. Uh, if you don't where- know where it is, I suggest you Google it because this- Yeah ... is an absolutely insane place.
Ben Watts· Host0:43
Yeah.
Petter Hörnfeldt· Host0:44
Um, I'm gonna do a, a keynote speech, which I talked about in the last episode, um, to a lot of private jet owners here, which they're having a gathering here. And this, this hotel that I'm in is sitting next to its private airstrip that I came in and I landed on yesterday- That's insane ... with an, with an Eclipse jet. Um, which by the way, I, I have my own private, um, Instagram account now called Captain Petter Hörnfeldt.
Ben Watts· Host1:09
Ah.
Petter Hörnfeldt· Host1:09
So if you're not, if you're not... Well, no, th- this is where I do stuff that is not official Mentour Pilot work, but stuff that I'm doing on my own. So if you guys are interested, then you can subscribe to that 'cause it's pretty cool.
Ben Watts· Host1:19
I will do that.
Petter Hörnfeldt· Host1:19
[laughs] But anyway, I, I came in here yesterday. I... Today there is loads of, of keynotes about things like affordability within general aviation, the future of general aviation,