An American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29 as the plane prepared to land at Washington, D.

The UH-60 Black Hawk, based at Fort Belvoir ... A few minutes before the Canadian-made Bombardier CRJ-700 series twin-engine jet was to land, air traffic controllers asked Flight 5342 if it could use ...

Homendy said the Black Hawk crew never heard the words “pass ... A few minutes before the twin-engine jet was to land, air traffic controllers asked if it could use a shorter runway.