A private jet struck and killed an alligator while taking off from Charleston Executive Airport on Johns Island on the night of Nov. 6, then diverted to Charleston International Airport over concerns about its landing gear, according to the Post and Courier and ABC News 4. Both cited a Charleston Airport Police Department incident report.

The Embraer Phenom 300 was headed to Teterboro, N.J., and hit the alligator at 8:50 p.m., the Post and Courier reported, citing the Federal Aviation Administration. ABC News 4 reported that airport police were dispatched around 8:40 p.m. The jet struck the animal on runway 27 and was carrying three passengers and two pilots, ABC News 4 reported from the police report.

The plane landed safely at Charleston International, and no one was hurt. It taxied to Atlantic Aviation, where officers saw no visible damage, ABC News 4 reported, and it was cleared to leave the next day, according to the Post and Courier. Wildlife control and airport operations staff on Johns Island cleared the carcass from the runway, according to ABC News 4.

The FAA will investigate, the Post and Courier reported.

The Post and Courier reported that the jet, tail number N665UP, is registered to Wheels Up, a membership-based private aviation and charter company. The FAA’s aircraft registry lists the registered owner of N665UP as Infinity & Beyond LLC of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Charleston Executive Airport is a general aviation airport, separate from the commercial terminal in North Charleston. It is owned by the Charleston Regional Aviation Authority and operated by Atlantic Aviation under contract, according to the authority and the Post and Courier. Retention ponds, the Stono River, swamps and marsh near the airport are typical alligator habitat, the paper reported.

Wildlife strikes are a routine operating risk for airports. The FAA keeps a database of collisions between aircraft and wildlife, built from voluntary reports by pilots, airlines, airports and others, and uses it to track trends and judge how well airport wildlife management plans work, the Post and Courier reported. Alligators are among the animals most commonly reported, the paper said, though most incidents are minor.

Neither report included comment from the aviation authority.