FAA Investigates Second Near-Collision at Reagan Washington National Airport

The incident comes after Senate and House lawmakers approved adding five additional daily flights to the busy airport as part of the FAA reauthorization bill.

An American Airlines ground staff member walks towards planes at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 24, 2019. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near miss at Reagan Washington National Airport after two commercial jets almost collided on a runway on May 29, the second incident of its kind at the airport in just two months.

A King Air flight was cleared to land as American Airlines flight 2134 was taking off from the same runway at around 10:20 a.m.