All takeoffs, landings halted at Washington's Reagan Airport due to aircraft incident

All takeoffs and landings have been halted at DCA. Emergency personnel are responding to an aircraft incident on the airfield. The terminal remains open. Will update,

the airport wrote on social platform X

It's a highly complex operation. The conditions out there are extremely rough for the responders. It's cold. They're dealing with relatively windy conditions. Wind is hard out on the river,

Donnelly said

The airplane was on a perfect and routine line of approach to the airport. The helicopter was going straight at the airplane for an extended period of time. It is a CLEAR NIGHT, the lights on the plane were blazing, why didn't the helicopter go up or down, or turn. Why didn't the control tower tell the helicopter what to do instead of asking if they saw the plane,

Trump wrote

We want to learn everything about today's events,

he said

Confirmed small aircraft down in Potomac River vicinity Reagan National Airport

The DC Police Department said

I've seen the reports of a collision with a D.C. helicopter and an inbound flight from Wichita, KS.

He said