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a regional controller warns that pilot. >> dispatch, so you're aware. just had one aircraft going into dc8. the tower is apparently unmanned. called on the phones. and nobody is answering. so that aircraft went in. it was an uncontrolled airport. >> reporter: despite no help, they both landed safely. >> reporter: though these pilots were flying large commercial aircraft, they reverted to training they learned when they were first taught to fly. >> we all revert back to the training we received through the years. >> reporter: charlie schaefer has trained hundreds of pilots many airpor...

megan mcgrath has more for us now. >> reporter: good morning, barbara. you can see the control tower here at reagan national behind me here. the faa confirms that a second air traffic controller was added to the overnight shift last night. that extra controller brought in following a disturbing incident where pilots were unable to reach anyone inside the tower. it was early wednesday morning. a flight from miami was attempting to land at reagan national, but the pilot couldn't get in touch with anyone in the air traffic control tower. a second maybe made its final approach to the air...

facility yesterday. that same source says the problems did not end here. after the first plane landed, the pilot should have touched base with the regional facility to let him know he was clear of the runway. the source says that did not happen in the regional power still allowed the second plane to land when in theory that could have meant those two planes could have collided on the runway. we are going to have more on this story at 5:30, including reaction from travelers flying in and out of reagan's national airport. a frederick county sheriff's deputy address it with protecti...

that's aircraft one. and this is an uncontrolled airport. >> reporter: despite no help, they both landed safely. though these pilots were flying large commercial aircraft, they reverted to training they learned when they first taught to fly. >> we all revert back to the training we received through the years. >> charlie has more. >> pilots alert other pilots by announcing the physician. >> they all revert the -- reverted back to earlier times, shall we say, in dealing with the nonstandard procedure. >> even if all of the pilots knew what was going on in the air, there is concern that...