Created Sunday, Jan 28th 2024 17:28Z, last updated Monday, Jan 29th 2024 17:25Z
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N416AN performing flight
AA-271 from Los Angeles,CA to Kahului,HI (USA) with 167 passengers and 7 crew, landed on Kahului's runway 20 but touched down hard at about 14:05L (00:05Z Jan 28th). The aircraft rolled out without further incident, vacated the runway and stopped on the parallel taxiway. 5 cabin crew and one passenger received injuries and were taken to a local hospital.
The FAA reported: "American Airlines Flight 271, an Airbus A320, made a hard landing on Runway 20 at Kahului Airport in Hawaii at approximately 2 p.m. local time. Contact the airline for passenger information. The FAA will investigate."
Maui Police Department reported 6 individuals were taken to a hospital in stable condition.
The airline reported 5 cabin crew and one passenger were taken to a hospital and were released after the aircraft encountered an "issue" on landing in Kahului.
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