Lawmakers say airplanes bumped each other on runway at National Airport

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Lawmakers say airplanes bumped each other on runway at National Airport

by Sarah Fortinsky - 04/10/25 2:10 PM ET

Multiple lawmakers said Thursday their airplane was bumped by another plane while waiting on the runway at [Washington National Airport].

Rep. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) posted online that the wing of his airplane was struck by a second plane while they waited on the runway and that “everyone is ok.”

“Serving in Congress has come with some once in a lifetime experiences… like just now while stationary on the runway at DCA, another plane just bumped into our wing,” LaLota wrote in a post on social platform X, referring to National Airport as DCA.

LaLota said Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) was also on board the flight and “is handing out grapes!” ... Meng responded to LaLota’s post on X, writing, “Glad my colleagues and I are okay! We are safely waiting on the tarmac, but we may need more snacks.”

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1. wings are where some of the fuel is stored

and if they were about to take off, most likely the wing tanks would be full.

so this is a little more serious than a "fender bender".

Not to mention that a bump might have bent a structural member inside the wing, deforming it or prevent flight control surfaces from working properly.

But hey, everything at the control towers is JUST FINE!!! All is well!