A U.S. Army helicopter lost contact with the Pentagon for 20 seconds on May 1, per a new report by the Associated Press published on Friday, May 23. The loss of contact resulted in two commercial jets abruptly aborting landings to prevent a potential collision,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings this month at a Washington airport, the Army told The Associated Press on Friday.

On May 1, the Pentagon briefly lost contact with an Army helicopter nearby, causing two planes to abort landings at D.C.'s Reagan National Airport.