Planes bump wings on the ground at Washington맥스카지노s Reagan National Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate after two American Airlines regional jets bumped wings at Washington맥스카지노s Ronald Reagan National Airport Thursday.
맥스카지노The wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck American Airlines Flight 4522 on a taxiway맥스카지노 around 12:45 p.m,맥스카지노 the FAA said in a statement.
Flight 5490 was headed to Charleston, South Carolina while flight 4522 was headed to JFK International Airport in New York.
맥스카지노BlueStreak 5490, did we hit the aircraft next to us,맥스카지노 the pilot flying asks the tower in air traffic control audio captured by the website LiveATC.net
BlueStreak is the callsign for PSA Airlines, which operated the flight for American. The other plane was operated by Republic Airways.
맥스카지노We think we might have hit the (Embraer) 175 short of (runway) 19,맥스카지노 the pilot says. 맥스카지노We just heard a loud, like a boom, like a thunk, before we took the runway,맥스카지노
The winglet, which is a type of aerodynamic wing tip, was reported to have broken off.
맥스카지노We can see a piece of a winglet on the ground behind the right wing of the Embraer,맥스카지노 the control tower was told by a pilot.
맥스카지노Insane,맥스카지노 Rep. Josh Gottheimer, who was on one of the planes, told CNN. 맥스카지노Sitting there on runway and another plane hit맥스카지노 our wing.맥스카지노
맥스카지노Serving in Congress has come with some once in a lifetime experiences맥스카지노 like just now while stationary on the runway at DCA, another plane just bumped into our wing,맥스카지노 Rep. Nick LaLota posted to social media. 맥스카지노Heading back to the gate, but thankfully everyone is ok!."
In a lighthearted part of the post he noted Rep. Grace Meng was handing out grapes to other passengers.
맥스카지노There is no effect on flight operations at Reagan National Airport, as both aircraft have returned to gates and no injuries were reported,맥스카지노 the airport said in a statement to CNN.
The aviation fender bender comes as the airport is coping with a series of recent incidents, including a midair collision in January that left 67 people dead and a military flyover last month that came dangerously close to a departing plane.