US First Lady's jet got wrong information

US: Air traffic controllers mistakenly told the pilot of a plane carrying U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama this week he was further away from a nearby military cargo jet than he actually was, according to a report issued.

The National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report provided new details on Monday's incident near Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.

The incident led to more criticism of U.S. air traffic controllers following disclosures in recent weeks that several had fallen asleep on the job.

Air traffic controllers at the Maryland base told the pilot of the U.S. government Boeing 737 carrying the first lady that he was 4 miles (6.4 km) from a giant Air Force C-17 cargo when he was in fact 3 miles (4.8 km) away, the NTSB report found.

Washington, Sunday, Reuters