FAA Investigates Wingtip Collision at Reagan National Airport Involving Lawmakers' Flight

Video/Pic: 2 planes clip wings at DC airport; multiple lawmakers on board

An airplane clipped another stationary airplane’s wings on Thursday at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. While no injuries were reported from the airplane incident, multiple members of Congress were on the stationary aircraft at the time of the incident. According to NBC News, both of the airplanes involved in Thursday’s incident were American Airlines planes. In a statement obtained by the outlet, American Airlines said, “American Eag…

Plane carrying 6 members of Congress clips wing of another jet

The FAA is investigating an incident at Reagan National Airport after two American Airlines regional jets clipped wings while taxiing for departure. Six members of Congress were on one of the planes, which was headed to New York’s JFK airport. No one was injured, but the planes were taken out of service.

Plane carrying Congress members clipped another at airport, causing taxiway accident

On Thursday, April 10, 2025, around 12:45 PM local time, two American Airlines planes bumped into each other on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). One of the planes was an Embraer E175, operating as Flight 4522, which had at least six members of the U.S. House of Representatives (Congress members) from New York and New Jersey on board. As reported by New York Times and NBC News, the other plane was a Bombardier CRJ 900…

Planes carrying congress members collide at Washington airport

Two American Airlines planes collided on the taxiway at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Thursday, involving seven members of Congress. The planes made contact while taxiing, causing damage to a winglet.

Wing of plane carrying 6 members of congress is clipped at Reagan Airport - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Two American Airlines jets, including one carrying at least six members of Congress from New York and New Jersey, clipped wings on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington on Thursday, officials said.

Plane Full of House Members Evacuated After Collision - News Addicts

Two American Airlines planes “clipped wings” on the tarmac at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, with members of Congress on board. Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) posted on social media about the incident, in which one plane’s wing struck a stationary plane’s wing, noting that Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) was also on the flight […] The post Plane Full of House Members Evacuated After Collision appeared first on News Addicts.