An American Airlines Airbus A321 sustained significant damage during a ground incident at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in North Carolina.
The Airbus A321-200 with registration N136AN had arrived from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) as flight AA901 and was parked at position 315.
However, while being towed when the mishap occurred. According to reports, the tug towing the airplane collided with the underside of the fuselage behind the nose landing gear, causing substantial damage.
Thankfully, there were no injuries reported as a result of the incident. The extent of the damage to the Airbus A321 and the cause of the collision are still under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
The aircraft has been taken out of service and awaiting maintenance and repairs before it returns to service.
