Military Jet Performs ‘Headbutt’ on Plane Intruding Into Mar-a-Lago Airspace

The Federal Aviation Administration has placed temporary flight restrictions over the presidential residence until Jan. 4, 2026.

An F-15 fighter jet from the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing intercepted a simulated Temporary Flight Restriction violator during a demonstration near Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, on March 26, 2025. (Michael Sparks/CONR-1AF (AFNORTH and AFSPACE))

Fighter jets intercepted a civilian aircraft that violated restricted airspace over President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 21, military officials said.

The aircraft entered restricted airspace at about 9:20 a.m., prompting an F-16 fighter jet to conduct what is called a “headbutt maneuver,” in which the jet flies directly in front of a civilian plane to get the pilot’s attention, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a news release.