Federal officials are investigating another close call between planes at Reagan National Airport

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are investigating an incident in which an American Airlines plane rolling down the runway canceled its takeoff from Reagan National Airport to avoid colliding with another plane landing on an intersecting runway.

It was the second close call at the busy airport near Washington, D.C., in the past six weeks.

The Federal Aviation Administration an air traffic controller cancelled the takeoff clearance for the American Airlines Flight 2134 after another aircraft was cleared to land on the intersecting runway on Wednesday.

A recording by LiveATC.net caught an air traffic controller telling pilots of the American plane that their takeoff clearance had been canceled, and the pilots confirming the order.