News Summary: FAA probes near-collision in DC

: Three commuter jets narrowly avoided a midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday. The Washington Post reports the planes were operated by US Airways and carried 192 passengers and crew.

CONFUSED CONTROLLERS: The FAA says due to bad weather, air traffic controllers switched landing and departing operations, and miscommunication "led to a loss of the required separation" between the jets.

NOT THE FIRST TIME: In 2010, the FAA recorded 1,887 operational errors, which it defines as a situation in which an air traffic controller fails to maintain a safe distance between two or more aircraft.

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