The left-wing of a Delta flight from Jacksonville hit the runway while the pilot was executing a go-around due to an unstable approach.
A Delta Air Lines CRJ-900ER (registration N185GJ) struck its wing on the runway while landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Sunday night, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The FAA confirmed that the incident happened just after 10 p.m. on a flight traveling from Jacksonville, Florida, to LaGuardia.
“The left-wing of Endeavor Air Flight 4814 struck the runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York while the pilot was executing a go-around due to an unstable approach,” a spokesperson for the agency shared in a statement.
Officials with the Port Authority confirmed that there were no injuries or impact on airport operations.
The agency added that there were 76 customers, two pilots, and two flight attendants on board the flight at the time of the faulty landing.
The FAA explained that a “go-around is a safe, routine maneuver performed at the discretion of a pilot or at the request of an air traffic controller.”
“It discontinues the landing approach and returns the aircraft to an altitude and configuration to safely make another approach. The pilot and the air traffic controller are in full command of the situation,” the FAA said.
The FAA added that the information is preliminary at this time and that it will investigate the incident.
