U.S. Reps Say Their Planes Clipped Wings at Similar D.C. Airport as Lethal Crash in January

Extra air-traffic management issues at Reagan Nationwide Airport … a pair members of Congress say their aircraft simply clipped wings with one other industrial jet on the tarmac … and this is similar airport the place a Blackhawk helicopter crashed into an American Airways jet in January.

The incident occurred Thursday on the runway in Washington, D.C. … with New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer saying one other aircraft struck the wing of the aircraft he was touring on whereas ready to take off.

New York Rep. Nick LaLota says he was aboard one of many planes as properly … he says they have been stationary on the runway at DCA when “one other aircraft simply ran into our wing,” and he shared a photograph from his window seat.

It is unclear if all three members of Congress are on the identical aircraft … however they’re all from Tri-state space … so it appears they’re all flying to the identical place.

The excellent news … Gottheimer, LaLota and Meng say nobody was injured. The 2 Democrats, Gottheimer and Meng, each blame cuts on the FAA for the difficulty.

DCA is similar airport the place a navy helicopter collided with a passenger jet earlier this 12 months … killing everybody on board the chopper and the aircraft.

We have seen different planes crash-land, clip wings and have some shut calls lately … and it appears issues don’t get higher fairly but.