The Federal Aviation Administration says an American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing, performing a go-around to avoid getting too close to another aircraft departing from the same runway.

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 narrowly avoided collision on Tuesday after it was forced to pull up to avoid smashing into another plane on the runway