The incident occurred on Thursday around 12:45 local time (18:45 Polish time) on airport Ronald Rekana in Washington.
USA. The collision of two American Airlines aircraft
Plane American Airlines Aiming at Charleston in South Carolina, he hit the plane of the same line with a wing that flew to New York.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement in which she reported that nothing happened to anyone and the event was only “collision”.
“The tip of the aircraft of the American Airlines Flight 5490 aircraft hit the American Airlines Flight 4522 aircraft on the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport airport.
USA. Aircraft collision at the airport. Damaged wings
Faa initiated procedure explaining the event. Ronald Reanana airport also published a message in which it reported that this accident did not affect the flight distribution. Both planes left the airport plate, and their technical condition was thoroughly checked.
“Both aircraft have been borne to the terminal and were withdrawn from operation for inspection by our maintenance teams. Damage was limited to Winglet (editor's element) in each aircraft,” it was reported.
There were 76 passengers on board the flight to South Carolina, and on board the second aircraft 67. Six people sitting in New York sitting in New York US Congress.
In January at the same airport took place disaster American Airlines flying from Wichit, Kansas. The plane landed at the reagan national airport i He collided with a helicopter Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk.
The cause remains unknown. 67 people were killed then.