United Express Flight 4100 , an Embraer ERJ-145 operated by ExpressJet , was cleared to take off on runway 4R at the same time United Airlines Flight 1243 , a Boeing 737 , was landing on the intersecting runway 29 on April 24 . A United Airlines 737 landing at Newark Airport nearly struck a plane waiting to take off . The United 737 was 135 yards away vertically , 50 yards away laterally , NTSB says . The aircraft were landing on intersecting runways during the April incident .
A United Airlines 737 landing at Newark Airport nearly struck a plane waiting to take off . The United 737 was 135 yards away vertically , 50 yards away laterally , NTSB says . The aircraft were landing on intersecting runways during the April incident .