An American Airlines jet aborted a landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., to avoid a collision with another plane on Tuesday morning, aviation officials said.
The flight was making its final descent at 8:20 a.m. ET when the pilot saw another plane preparing to take off from the runway and made the quick decision to perform a go-around maneuver, in which the pilot pulled up and ascended toward the skies, to avoid the other aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
The FAA said the maneuver was made to “ensure separation was maintained between this aircraft and a preceding departure from the same runway.”
American Airlines told Fox News Digital in a statement that the flight “landed safely and normally at DCA after it was instructed by Air Traffic Control to complete a standard go-around to allow another aircraft more time for takeoff.”
A Delta Air Lines flight burst into flames and flipped upside down while landing at Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport on Feb. 17. Everyone on board survived the ordeal, though 21 people were injured.
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