Drone Reportedly Crashes Into British Airways Jet Near London’s Heathrow Airport

A British Airways Airbus A380 aircraft performs its demonstration flight during the first day of the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, Monday, June 17, 2013. AP Photo/Francois Mori

A plane that was approaching London’s Heathrow Airport is believed to have been struck by a drone, Metropolitan Police said.

The incident took place as a British Airways flight from Geneva was approaching the airport at around 12:50 p.m. local time on Sunday with 132 passengers on board, according to the BBC.

The flight, BA727, landed safely at Heathrow’s Terminal 5, Sky News reported. British Airways said the Airbus A320 jet was checked by a crew of engineers before it was cleared to make its next flight.

Frankly it was only a matter of time ... given the huge numbers being flown around by amateurs.

— Steve Landells, British Airline Pilots Association