A Delta Air Lines plane struck its wings on the runway as it landed at Lagardia Airport in New York on Sunday night, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The FAA confirmed to Fox News Digital that it happened just after 10pm on a flight from Jacksonville, Florida to Laguardia.
“The left wing of Endeavour Air Flight 4814 hit the runway at Lagardia Airport in New York while the pilot was running a go-around due to a volatile approach,” an agency spokesman shared in a statement.
Port Authority officials confirmed with Fox News Digital that there was no injury or impact on the operation of the airport.
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A delta plane in the tarmac at Lagardia Airport (LGA) in New York. (Angus Medanto/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The agency added that it had 76 customers, two pilots and two flight attendants on the flight at the time of the landing breakdown.
The FAA explained that “go-around is a safe and routine operation carried out at the discretion of the pilot or at the request of an air traffic controller.”
“It cancels the landing approach, brings the aircraft back to altitude and configuration, and takes a different approach to safety. The pilots and air traffic controllers are fully in command of the situation,” the FAA said.
The FAA added that this information is currently preliminary and will investigate the incident.
Delta flight to Atlanta will return to Charlotte Airport after takeoff due to “mechanical issues”.
The wings of a Delta plane that had arrived to land at Lagardia Airport on Sunday evening struck the runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. (Angus Medanto/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
As of Monday afternoon, the plane was still on the ground at LaGuardia, According to WABC.
A Delta Air Lines spokesman shared a statement with Fox News Digital, acknowledging the incident and apologising to passengers.
“The Endeavour Air Flight Crew safely enacted a go-around at New York Ra Guardia following established procedures. The aircraft safely landed and proceeded to the arrival gate.
It's not the only problem Delta and its subsidiary Endeavor Air have faced in the past few months.
Delta Flight is forced to return to Atlanta Airport after “Hayes” fills the cabin.
The Delta Airlines Airbus A319 (registered N354NB) is currently flying just before it lands at Los Angeles World Airport (LAX). (istock)
In February, a Delta Air Lines plane heading from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed while landing at Toronto's Pearson Airport.
According to a previous statement from the FAA, all 80 people on Delta Flight 4819 were evacuated, 19 people were treated for injuries, three of whom were taken to local hospitals after the crash.
The airline announced that it would provide $30,000 to each person. “No string attached.” This means that passengers accepting payments may potentially take legal action.
After the crash, Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in an interview with CBS Morning that despite critics' claims, the Trump administration's budget cuts would not have a negative impact on aviation safety.
“I understand that the cuts at this point are questioning, but the reality is that there are over 50,000 people working for the FAA.
“The Trump administration has committed to investing deeply in improving the overall technology used in the air traffic control system and modernizing the sky,” Bastian added. “They have committed to hiring additional controllers and investigators, as well as safety investigators. So, no, I have no interest in that at all.”
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The Toronto incident has been one of several aviation disasters in recent months. 1,700 people in South Korea died when they died Jeju Flight 38 people were killed and 29 were injured during a crash involving an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashing into a concrete barrier at the airport.
In North America, 67 people died On January 29, near Washington, DC, a military Black Hawk helicopter collided with a commercial American Airlines flight from Kansas. Ten people died in February after a commuter crashed Alaska coast.
Andrea Margolis and Kristine Parks of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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