Two United Airlines aircraft collided on the taxiway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Friday evening, marking the latest safety incident as aviation operations strain under severe air traffic controller shortages caused by the ongoing government

A United jet from Chicago clipped a parked United plane while taxiing at LaGuardia Airport. No injuries were reported and the FAA will be investigating.

The cutback stands to impact thousands of flights nationwide because the FAA directs more than 44,000 flights daily, including commercial passenger flights, cargo planes and private aircraft.

Two planes made contact on the tarmac at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Friday, according to multiple reports. United Airlines Flight 580, which had just arrived from Chicago, was turning into its arrival gate when it clipped the tail of United Flight 434.

The left wing of a cargo plane caught fire and an engine fell off before it crashed and erupted in fiery scenes, killing at least 11 people, authorities have confirmed.

Two planes collided on the tarmac at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Friday — as the airport grappled with intense delays brought on by weather and staffing shortages due to the historic government shutdown,

“If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos,” he said at a news conference. “You will see mass flight delays, you’ll see mass cancellations, and you may see us close certain parts of the airspace because we just cannot manage it because we don’t have the air traffic controllers.”

A United Airlines spokesperson said both planes returned to their gates and passengers deplaned normally. No injuries were reported.

One of the engines fell off during takeoff of the MD-11, an old workhorse for FedEx and UPS that is in the process of being phased out.