An American Airlines plane performed a go-around to avoid getting too close to another aircraft departing from the same runway, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

In recent weeks, four major air disasters have occurred in North America. An American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport interrupted its landing and made a turn on instructions from an air traffic controller to avoid getting too close to another aircraft taking off from the same runway,

An American Airlines flight from Boston was forced to abort its landing at Reagan Washington National Airport to avoid a plane that was departing on the same runway, officials said. The close call involving American Flight 2246 out of Logan International Aiport happened around 8:20 a.