A United Airlines plane clipped a light pole and a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon, officials said. United Airlines Flight 169 descended onto the runway at Newark Airport just before 2 p.m. Sunday — and struck a light pole along the turnpike in the process, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A spokesperson for the airline assured that the Boeing aircraft, which embarked from Venice, Italy, “landed safely” and “taxied to the gate normally” despite the apparent hiccup. A United Airlines flight hit a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike while landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday. Runway 29, where the plane landed, runs perpendicular to the highway. Landing planes typically fly over the busy turnpike at a low altitude — just feet above passing cars — before touching down. The New Jersey State Police said that the plane’s landing tire and underside hit the pole and a tractor-trailer.…