FAA opens probe on why flights approaching Ronald Reagan airport received false alerts of nearby aircraft

In a statement to Fox News Digital, the FAA said several flight crews received the alerts.

"Several flight crews inbound to Reagan Washington National Airport received onboard alerts Saturday indicating another aircraft was nearby when no other aircraft were in the area," the FAA said. "Some of the crews executed go-arounds as a result of the alerts."

"The FAA is investigating why the alerts occurred," the agency added. 

The probe comes amid a series of safety incidents and a week after an American Airlines flight arriving at Ronald Reagan airport in Arlington, Virginia, was forced to abort a landing in an effort to avoid another aircraft. 

In February, a Delta Air Lines flight crashed while landing in Toronto, flipping upside down. All 80 people on board survived.