https://www.12onyourside.com/2025/04/10/2-planes-carrying-lawmakers-reportedly-clip-wings-reagan-national-airport/By Emily Van de Riet
Published: Apr. 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM EDT|Updated: 54 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Gray News) – Two planes reportedly clipped wings at Reagan National Airport while taxiing on the ground Thursday afternoon.
Fox 5 DC reports that the two planes involved were American Airlines flights.
No injuries were reported.
One of the flights, Flight 5490, was head to Charleston, South Carolina, according to FlightAware. The other flight, Flight 4522, was headed to JFK International Airport in New York. At least two lawmakers were on one of the planes, including U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY).
In a post on X, Gottheimer wrote, “While waiting to take off on the runway at DCA just now, another plane struck our wing. Thankfully, everyone is safe. Just a reminder: Recent cuts to the FAA weaken our skies and public safety.”
LaLota also posted on X, writing, “Serving in Congress has come with some once in a lifetime experiences… like just now while stationary on the runway at DCA, another plane just bumped into our wing. Heading back to the gate, but thankfully everyone is ok!"
On Wednesday, CNN reported that the Federal Aviation Administration just replaced air traffic control managers at Reagan National Airport.
