A fight erupted inside the tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport, few weeks after American Airlines Flight 5342 slammed into the Black hawk helicopter.
A pair of on-duty tower controllers got into a blazing argument before one threw a punch at the other last Thursday.
The air traffic controller has been charged with assault and battery in connection with a scuffle in the control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
By the time the brawling colleagues were separated, there was blood spattered over a control console, according to Mail Online.
The tower would likely have had a supervisor and at least six or seven controllers directing air traffic at the time.
The newspaper says the controllers involved were not working the night American Airlines Flight 5342 slammed into the Black hawk helicopter half a mile short of runway 33.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating the shocking incident and the employee involved is on administrative leave while it investigates the matter.
Last week, a Delta airlines plane carrying 136 passengers had a near miss with military jets outside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
