Travel | United Airlines Plane Blows Tires, Veers Off Runway No one injured in that Newark incident By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jan 21, 2013 8:09 AM CST Copied In this Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012 file photograph, a United Airlines passenger plane taxis at Newark Liberty International airport in Newark, NJ. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file) A United Express plane from western New York blew four tires as it landed at Newark and veered off a runway last night, authorities say. A Port Authority spokesperson says Flight 4480 from Rochester was landing in New Jersey when several rear tires blew. He tells the Star-Ledger that the plane veered onto a taxiway and didn't strike anything, although anonymous sources tell Eyewitness News it almost struck an FAA building. It was carrying eight passengers and five crew members; no one was hurt. It's not clear what caused the incident, which was not the only mishap at Newark yesterday. Earlier in the day, a United Airlines employee became pinned between a luggage cart and a food service truck. The spokesperson says the worker was seriously hurt. It's unclear how the accident happened. Read These Next Actor Michael Madsen is dead at 67. Doctor left her Alaskan cruise and never returned. Police shot a bank robber as a drone delivered some Faygo Red Pop. Extremely rare bat-borne virus claims a human life. Report an error