Kite reportedly makes contact with United flight attempting to land at Reagan National Airport

A United Airlines The airline reportedly confirmed in a statement to Fox News that it reportedly had contact with the kite when it tried to land at Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Saturday afternoon.

“We know there are reports that the kite hit UA flight 654 From Houston to Reagan Airport in Washington, D.C.,” the statement reads.

“The aircraft landed safely, the customer landed normally, and after inspection, the aircraft was not damaged.”

The Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA) also digitized the incident to Fox News digitally and shared details of the incident.

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“Police responded to reports of kite flights yesterday in serious places, an activity that had to be allowed in the area due to the danger to low-altitude aircraft,” the statement said.

Gravelly Point is a park in Arlington, Virginia, located at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on George Washington Parkway. According to the park’s website.

The agency said officials warned some people about flying kites and “shortly confiscated the kites.”

“Short long after, the kite was returned to the owner and no lawsuit was filed,” the agency said.

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The MWAA added that they could not confirm whether the kite hit the plane.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital that “no such incidents have been aware of.”

While it hasn’t been confirmed whether the kite actually hits the plane, Robert Katz Tell WUSA9 He didn’t believe that the kite contacted the plane on Saturday afternoon.

Captain Katz told the media: “If the kite is actually in contact with the plane, we will know.” “Although unlikely, the kite will also be destroyed, and may even be destroyed.”

Kaz also said he believed that no matter who was on the kite, he was intentionally reckless.

“For me, it’s incredibly irresponsible, and it’s going to be a real obstacle for someone who claims they don’t know,” Katz explained.

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Katz added that in his 43-year career, he had never heard of a kite hitting a plane before. He does say that commercial flight interference on the ground often occurs, but mainly comes from people on the plane’s laser.

The latest incident happened the next day on Delta Air Lines, almost crashed with a T-38 Air Force jet near DCA.

Delta Flight 2983, Airbus A319 flies to Minneapolis Street. According to the FAA, the U.S. Air Force (FAA) and the U.S. Air Force (FAA) and the U.S. Air Force, Paul (MSP) was inbound on March 28 when the U.S. Air Force T-38 TALON was invaded to the Arlington National Cemetery for a flyover.

The FAA said the tripod plane received an “on-flight alert” saying the other was nearby, and air traffic controllers issued correction instructions to both planes.

The NTSB said a “separation loss” between Delta 2983 and other aircraft shortly after taking off from DCA.

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“We are currently collecting information, but have not started yet investigation“an NTSB spokesperson previously told Fox News Digital.

The two incidents came a few months after the deadly January 29, when Army helicopters and an American Airlines collided near Reagan National Airport Outside Washington, DC

All 67 people were killed, including 60 passengers and four crew members on American Airlines flights and three soldiers on UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

Alexandra Koch of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.

Stepheny Price is a writer at Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, state crime cases, illegal immigration and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com