Six people aboard an American Airlines flight were hospitalized with minor injuries when the plane experienced a “hard landing” at Kahului Airport in Maui, Hawaii.
One passenger and five flight attendants made up those injured during the trip, the airline confirmed to NBC News.
American Airlines Flight 271 took off from Los Angeles International Airport before landing in Maui shortly after 2 p.m. local time.
The airline said the plane was carrying 167 customers and seven crew members when it “experienced a problem upon landing.”
The Maui Police Department said medics responded to a dispatch call at 2:21 p.m., according to Hawaii News Now.
“The plane taxied to the boarding gate under its own power and the customers disembarked normally,” the airline confirmed.
The plane was then taken out of service for inspection.
“The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority,” the airline said.
American Airlines Flight 271 took off from Los Angeles International Airport before landing in Maui shortly after 2 p.m. local time. Shutterstock
The FAA also said it was investigating the cause of the “hard landing.”
Data from flight tracking website FlightAware shows that American Airlines Flight 271 was initially scheduled to arrive at Maui airport at 12:47 p.m., but was delayed nearly 79 minutes while taxiing at LAX before taking off.
The incident in Hawaii comes a week after an American Airlines plane skidded off the runway upon landing at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport in New York.
FAA and American Airlines officials said the Embraer E145, carrying 53 passengers, had just landed and was being transported to the terminal around 4 p.m. when it skidded.
A US spokesman said the terrifying incident was caused by “snowy airfield conditions” caused by light snow storms in the area.
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