2 Planes Nearly Collide On Reagan Airport Runway: Reports

ARLINGTON, VA — Two planes in the process of taking off at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport nearly collided on a runway Thursday, according to the FAA and multiple reports.

In a statement to Patch, the Federal Aviation Administration said that shortly after 7:30 a.m., the pilot of Southwest Airlines Flight 2937 was instructed to cross Runway 4 at the airport. The pilot of JetBlue Flight 1554 was starting their takeoff roll on the same runway, the statement said.

Air traffic control audio recordings obtained by CNN and NBC News reportedly detailed controllers shouting for the JetBlue flight to stop its takeoff run as a Southwest flight began taxiing in front of it.

"JetBlue 1554, stop! Southwest, stop! Southwest 2937, stop," someone yelled on radio traffic archived by the website LiveATC.

The two planes stopped about 400 feet apart, CNN reported.

No injuries were reported, according to NBC News.

The FAA is investigating the incident, a spokesperson told Patch.