An American Airlines flight made a rough landing at Kahului Airport in Hawaii on Saturday, injuring one passenger and five flight attendants.
"American Airlines flight 271 with service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Maui (OGG) experienced an issue upon landing in OGG," the airline said in a statement. "The aircraft taxied to the gate under its own power and customers deplaned normally."
The six injured were taken to a hospital and eventually released. The aircraft carried 167 customers and seven crew members.
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The jet was "taken out of service for inspection by our maintenance team," according to American Airlines.
"The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority," the business stated.
Hawaii's transportation department verified to CNN that the airline "made a hard landing" at the airport Saturday afternoon.
According to a statement on its website, the Federal Aviation Administration has indicated that it will investigate the hard landing.
"American Airlines Flight 271, an Airbus A320, landed hard on Runway 20 at Kahului Airport in Hawaii about 2 p.m. local time. Contact the airline for passenger information. "The FAA will conduct an investigation," the statement reads.
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