Three planes near Reagan National Airport got thisclose to crashing. What happened?

Three US Airways planes came within seconds of a midair collision Tuesday afternoon at Ronald Reagan National Airport after air traffic controllers reportedly mistakenly cleared two outbound flights to head in the direction of an incoming plane.

The Washington Post reports that the commuter planes were carrying 192 passengers and crew members. The newspaper cites federal officials with direct knowledge of the incident.

Based on the planes’ speeds and their trajectory, they were apparently 12 seconds from colliding with each other, MyFoxDC.com reported.

Three planes, twelve seconds away from a deadly plane crash? Scary.

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This is very comforting to hear especially since I just flew out of there on US Airways.
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……. Weeeeeelllp This sure makes me glad we’ll be flying home through BWI, then.
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