( CNN ) An Asiana Airlines plane overran a runway while landing at Japan 's Hiroshima Airport on Tuesday evening , prompting the airport to temporarily close , the Japanese transportation ministry said . Twenty-three people had minor injuries after Flight 162 landed at 8:05 p.m. , according to fire department and ministry sources . There were 73 passengers and eight crew members -- including five cabin attendants , two pilots and a maintenance official -- aboard when the flight took off from South Korea 's Incheon International Airport at 6:34 p.m. local time , Asiana said in a statement late Tuesday . Authorities are investigating initial reports that the Airbus A320 may have hit an object on the runway during landing , causing damage to the rear of its body and the cover of the engine on the left wing , the ministry said . Video of the scene showed the aircraft 's body turned around , with its nose pointing in the direction that the plane had come from . Hiroshima Airport closed because of the incident Tuesday night while fire department officials worked at the scene . Airbus , the plane 's manufacturer , is aware of the incident and is working to gather more information , Airbus regional media relations manager Marie Caujolle said .
The plane might have hit an object on the runway , the Japanese transportation ministry says . 23 people have minor injuries , officials say . The Airbus A320 overshot the Hiroshima Airport runway at Tuesday evening Tuesday , officials say .