By Jack Gillum
On Tuesday, a day before Wednesday's fatal collision, a Republic Airways jet from Windsor Locks, Conn., was minutes away from landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport before it aborted its landing to avoid a helicopter in its way.
"What was the reason for the go-around?" asked air-traffic control, according to recordings from LiveATC.net that were viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
"We had an RA with the helicopter traffic below us," the pilot replied, referring to a so-called resolution advisory that warns about a possible collision with another aircraft.
The Embraer ERJ 175 then made a right turn and briefly circled over Fairfax County, Va., before landing safely at Reagan about 10 minutes later.
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