A United Airlines flight declared an emergency on Sunday after hitting a coyote during takeoff at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, airline officials confirmed.

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.

A United Airlines passenger jet struck a coyote during takeoff in Chicago A United Airlines passenger jet struck a coyote on the runway during takeoff in Chicago, forcing the flight to return to O ...

Shutterstock / Ryan Fletcher; Gerald and Buff Corsi/Focus on Nature/Getty A United Airlines plane struck a coyote during takeoff at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The Boeing 737 MAX 9 ...

CHICAGO (WLS/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A United Airlines flight returned to the airport after striking a coyote during ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A United Airlines plane struck a coyote during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport this past weekend and had to be returned to the gate. United Airlines told CBS News Chicago ...

A United Airlines flight struck a coyote while attempting to take off from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport over the weekend, the airline confirmed Tuesday. According to United, Flight 1727 ...

Flight 1727 en route to Phoenix, Arizona was about to take off Sunday morning when its landing gear struck a coyote, a United ...

This is not the first urban coyote-related incident the city has seen this week A United Airlines plane struck a coyote during takeoff at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The Boeing 737 MAX ...

A United Airlines passenger jet struck a coyote on the runway during takeoff in Chicago, forcing the flight to return to O'Hare International Airport to have the landing gear examined. None of the 167 ...