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Six people were injured when the plane made a hard landing at Kahului Airport on Saturday.
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A passenger and five flight attendants were injured when an American Airlines flight made a hard landing at Kahului Airport in Hawaii on Saturday.
“American Airlines Flight 271 flying from Los Angeles (LAX) to Maui (OGG) experienced an issue while landing at OGG,” American Airlines said in a statement to CNN. “The aircraft taxied to the gate under its own power and customers disembarked normally.”
The six injured people were transported to a hospital and later released. There were 167 customers and seven crew members on board the aircraft.
According to American Airlines, the aircraft was “taken out of service for inspection by our maintenance team.”
“The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority,” the company added.
Hawaii's transportation department also confirmed to CNN that the airline made a “hard landing” at the airport Saturday afternoon.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it would investigate the hard landing, according to a statement on its website.
“American Airlines Flight 271, an Airbus A320, landed hard on runway 20 at Kahului Airport in Hawaii around 2 p.m. local time. For passenger information please contact the airline. The FAA will investigate,” the statement said.