Preliminary investigation finds no sign JetBlue plane landing at JFK hit a drone, source says | CNN

The JetBlue flight that reported striking a drone on approach to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday did not actually hit a drone, a source familiar with the preliminary investigative findings tells CNN. Investigators have found no damage to the passenger aircraft and no evidence of drone activity at the location, altitude and time the crew reported the collision, the source said. The pilot aboard JetBlue Flight 948 reported the strike at approximately 3,000 feet in altitude while on final approach to the runway around 7:15 a.m. local time, the Federal Aviation Administration told CNN in a statement on Monday. “We are clear to land, 13 left,” the pilot told the tower in audio recorded by ATC.com. “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.” The Airbus A321 was arriving from Las Vegas and safely landed minutes later at 7:21 a.m. The aircraft was just north of the beach community of Sea Bright, roughly 10 to 12 miles away from JFK, at the time of the reported strike, accordi