An American Airlines pilot canceled a landing at Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday to avoid colliding with a departing flight, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The incident occurred at around 8:20 a.

An American Airlines flight was forced to abandon its landing attempt in order to avoid a second plane trying to take off from the same runway at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.

The near misses on Tuesday came after a string of aviation disasters, including the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet last month that killed 67 people.