{"id":292538,"date":"2026-04-30T03:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/292538\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T03:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:58:13","slug":"san-francisco-international-united-airlines-pilot-reports-drone-strike-on-approach-to-san-diego-international-airport-faa-says-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/292538\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco International United Airlines pilot reports drone strike on approach to San Diego International Airport, FAA says"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN DIEGO — Federal aviation officials are investigating a United Airlines pilot’s report that the aircraft hit a drone while landing at San Diego International Airport on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

The pilot of Flight 1980 from San Francisco International Airport<\/a> reported the sighting to air traffic controllers at Lindbergh Field after the aircraft landed safely.<\/p>\n

“Okay over to spot 1 and contact ramp. And we hit a drone probably at around 3,000 feet. About uh.. Yeah around on our base leg between KEEDG and SAIEE,” the pilot said. “Red drone heading west.”<\/p>\n

MORE: Small plane hits homes in Phoenix, crashes nose-down next to backyard pool, injuring 3<\/a><\/p>\n

The FAA said the sighting occurred at 4,000 feet, which is significantly higher than the legal maximum altitude for drones.<\/p>\n

United Airlines said a postflight inspection found no damage to the Boeing 737.<\/p>\n

According to the FAA, air traffic control alerted other pilots in the area but did not receive any additional dronesighting reports.<\/p>\n

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