American Airlines plane struck on ground at Reagan Washington National Airport

11/4/2025 6:24

An American Airlines

plane carrying at least three members of Congress at

Reagan Washington National Airport was struck on the taxiway by

the wingtip of another American Airlines jet, the Federal

Aviation Administration said Thursday.



American Airlines flight 5490 -- a Bombardier CRJ 900 headed

to Charleston, South Carolina -- struck American flight 4522 --

an Embraer E175 which was headed to New York's John F. Kennedy

Airport, around 12:45 p.m. ET, the FAA said. No injuries were

reported.



Representative Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat, said

on social media that he was on the flight to New York when the

incident occurred while waiting to take off on the runway.



The FAA will investigate. American said both aircraft taxied

to the terminal and were taken out of service to be inspected by

maintenance teams. The damage was limited to a winglet on each

aircraft.



Operations at Reagan have come under intense scrutiny

since January 29 fatal collision between an American Airlines

regional jet and Army helicopter, killing 67 people.



The FAA said this week it installed a new management

team to oversee air traffic control at Reagan National.



Senators last month pressed the FAA for failing to act

on thousands of reports of helicopters in dangerous proximity to

airplanes near Reagan.



Last week, the FAA said it may slow flight arrivals at

Reagan after the collision. It is also increasing operational

supervisor staffing from six to eight and an FAA stress

management team will visit the airport offering confidential

support for staff.