A recent flight returned to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, after the plane's landing gear struck a coyote during takeoff. More than 160 passengers were on board.

Flight 1727 en route to Phoenix, Arizona was about to take off Sunday morning when its landing gear struck a coyote, a United Airlines spokesperson said in a statement to The Independent. As a result, the plane was forced to return to the gate and was taken out of service.

The United Airlines aircraft was carrying 167 passengers when it struck a coyote on Sunday, Jan. 12 in Chicago, the airline confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement

CHICAGO – A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Phoenix had to return to O’Hare International Airport Sunday morning after its landing gear struck a coyote during takeoff. United Airlines said Flight 1727 from Chicago O’Hare International Airport ...

None of the 167 passengers or six crew on the flight were hurt during the incident, which occurred at Chicago O'Hare.

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