Plane wing strikes runway during landing at LaGuardia

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A passenger plane made a landing attempt at LaGuardia International Airport in New York when it hit the runway with its wing. This incident occurred on Sunday night during a “go-around” due to an unstable landing approach. There were 80 people on board the Delta Connection Flight 4814, which was operated by Endeavor Air. The flight was traveling from Jacksonville, Florida. Thankfully, there were no injuries reported, and the plane landed safely at about 10:10 p.m., according to officials from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the airport. Delta Airlines confirmed that the flight crew followed safety procedures to perform the go-around. After the incident with the wing, the plane managed to land safely and continued to its gate. Delta expressed apologies to passengers for the experience. The FAA has stated that it will conduct an investigation into the incident. The aircraft involved was a CRJ-900 model, which carried 76 passengers, along with two pilots and two flight attendants.


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