American Airlines flight carrying US lawmakers ‘bumped’ by second plane on tarmac in DC

Several U.S. lawmakers connected Thursday said they were aboard an craft awaiting takeoff astatine Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) erstwhile different level "bumped" into its wing.

Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., wrote successful a station connected X that nary 1 onboard was injured.

"Serving successful Congress has travel with immoderate erstwhile successful a beingness experiences… similar conscionable present portion stationary connected the runway astatine DCA, different level conscionable bumped into our wing," LaLota wrote.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed successful a preliminary connection that the wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck American Airlines Flight 4522 connected a taxiway astatine DCA astatine astir 12:45 p.m. section time.

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Rep. Nick LaLota shared a photograph from aboard a level aft helium said a 2nd level clipped its helping portion connected the tarmac of DCA connected Thursday. (Rep. Nick LaLota / X)

The 2 planes progressive successful the helping clip included a Bombardier CRJ 900 headed to Charleston International Airport successful South Carolina and an Embraer E175 headed to JFK International Airport successful New York. 

The Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority besides confirmed the incidental successful a statement.

"There is nary effect connected formation operations astatine Reagan National Airport, arsenic some craft person returned to gates and nary injuries were reported," the connection said.

LaLota said that Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., who was besides onboard the plane, was handing retired snacks to passengers arsenic they waited to instrumentality to the gate.

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"Glad my colleagues and I are okay! We are safely waiting connected the tarmac, but we whitethorn request much snacks," Meng wrote successful her ain station connected X. "I'm grateful nary 1 was wounded today, but this incidental underscores this urgent request [to] reconstruct each FAA jobs that support our runways safe."

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., was besides connected the level erstwhile a 2nd craft seemingly clipped its wing.

"While waiting to instrumentality disconnected connected the runway astatine DCA conscionable now, different level struck our wing," Gottheimer wrote. "Thankfully, everyone is safe."

The Democrat added: "Just a reminder: Recent cuts to the FAA weaken our skies and nationalist safety."

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The FAA said the bureau volition analyse the incident.

Fox News' Grady Trimble and Ashley Cozzolino contributed to this report.