Alert: American Airlines Flight 5320 (CLT to GPT) Hits Deer on Takeoff, No Injuries (February 15, 2017)

February 15, 2017

Alert – American Airlines Flight 5320 (CLT to GPT) Hits Deer on Takeoff, No Injuries

A commuter flight for American Airlines, Flight 5320, struck a deer on the runway during takeoff at Charlotte

Douglas International Airport. The Gulfport-bound plan immediately returned for landing. None of the 44

passengers were injured.

According to WRAL (Raleigh, NC):

No injuries were reported Wednesday afternoon when an American Airlines flight from

Charlotte to Mississippi struck a deer while attempting to take off.

Flight 5320, bound for Gulfport, hit the deer on takeoff from Charlotte Douglas

International Airport and then immediately returned for a landing, according to WCNC.

Officials say the plane was leaking fuel after the collision. Forty-four passengers were on

the plane during the incident, and all were safely removed from the plane, according to

American Airlines.

The airline said the passengers were taken back to the terminal and will be put on a new

plane.

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