American Airlines jet pulls out of DC landing to avoid collision

An American Airlines jet aborted a landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., to avoid a collision with another plane on Tuesday morning, aviation officials said.

The flight was making its final descent at 8:20 a.m. ET when the pilot saw another plane preparing to take off from the runway and made the quick decision to perform a go-around maneuver, in which the pilot pulled up and ascended toward the skies, to avoid the other aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

The FAA said the maneuver was made to “ensure separation was maintained between this aircraft and a preceding departure from the same runway.”

Fox News Digital reached out to American Airlines but did not immediately hear back.

Toronto Pearson Airport on Feb. 17. Everyone on board survived the ordeal, though 21 people were injured.