Congress Members Onboard Plane as Two Aircraft Clip Wings at Reagan Airport

The wings of two American Airline planes clipped on the taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, April 10. No injuries were reported from the collision, and damage was limited to the winglets, according to American Airlines, speaking to the New York Times . The Federal Aviation Administration said it would launch an investigation into the incident.

“The wingtip of American Airlines Flight 5490 struck American Airlines Flight 4522 on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport around 12:45 p.m. local time on Thursday, April 10,” it said in a statement.



“Flight 5490, a Bombardier CRJ900, was headed to Charleston International Airport in South Carolina. Flight 4522, an Embraer E175, was headed to JFK International Airport in New York.” Six congress members were onboard one of the planes, destined for New York.

They journeyed to New York via a different aircraft . Representative Grace Meng shared this video on X to provide an update on the incident, telling the camera: “I’m okay, everyone on the flight is okay.” Credit: Grace Meng via Storyful Video Transcript Hi everyone, I'm OK.

Everyone on the flight is OK. They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe.

Thanks. Hi everyone, I'm OK. Everyone on the flight is OK.

They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe. Thanks.

Hi everyone, I'm OK. Everyone on the flight is OK. They're fixing the wing now.

Everyone's safe. Thanks. Hi everyone, I'm OK.

Everyone on the flight is OK. They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe.

Thanks. Hi everyone, I'm OK. Everyone on the flight is OK.

They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe. Thanks.

Hi everyone, I'm OK. Everyone on the flight is OK. They're fixing the wing now.

Everyone's safe. Thanks. Hi everyone, I'm OK.

Everyone on the flight is OK. They're fixing the wing now. Everyone's safe.

Thanks..