Landing flight at Reagan National forced to ‘go-around’ because of another plane on runway
The Federal Aviation Administration and American Airlines confirmed that a flight aborted its landing Saturday afternoon at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, because another plane was on the runway as it was nearing a landing on Runway 19.
American Flight 4431 from Buffalo was over Gravelly Point at about 340 feet, when air traffic controllers waived off the landing because another aircraft was still on the runway and they determined the separation was too tight.
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