A U.S. Army helicopter lost contact with the Pentagon for 20 seconds on May 1, per a new report by the Associated Press published on Friday, May 23. The loss of contact resulted in two commercial jets abruptly aborting landings to prevent a potential collision,

On May 1, the Pentagon briefly lost contact with an Army helicopter nearby, causing two planes to abort landings at D.C.'s Reagan National Airport.

The aborted landings on May 1 added to general unease about continued close calls between government helicopters and commercial airplanes near the DC airport.