2 Planes Clip Wings at Reagan Airport With Several Lawmakers Onboard

No injuries were reported in the incident, which damaged the winglets on both aircraft.

Two planes bump wings on the ground at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Va., on April 10, 2025. Congressman Nick LaLota

Two American Airlines regional jets clipped wings on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, with at least seven members of Congress among the passengers.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said a wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490, a Bombardier CRJ900 bound for Charleston, South Carolina, struck American Airlines Flight 4522, an Embraer E175 headed to New York’s JFK International Airport.