An American Airlines pilot canceled a landing at Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday to avoid colliding with a departing flight, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The incident occurred at around 8:20 a.

An American Airlines flight was forced to abort its landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday (February 25) to avoid another aircraft departing from the same runway. The incident involved American Flight 2246,

In recent weeks, North America has seen four major plane accidents. These include a commuter plane crash in Alaska on February 6, which claimed all 10 lives on board, and a mid-air collision on January 26 between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight at National Airport,