Washington ( CNN ) -- The FAA said Friday it is heightening scrutiny of American Airlines after the carrier had three landings go wrong in December . `` In situations where there may be several incidents involving a single carrier over a short period of time , FAA inspectors increase their oversight , which we 're doing now , '' FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said . The review was prompted by the botched landings of three planes between December 13 and December 24 . In the December 13 incident , an MD-80 landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina touched down and went off the left side of the runway . While trying to get back onto the runway , the plane 's right wingtip touched the ground . On December 22 , a Boeing 737 overran a runway amid heavy rain at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston , Jamaica , injuring 91 passengers . And on December 24 , an MD-80 en route from Chicago , Illinois , struck a wingtip landing in Austin , Texas . Billy Sanez , a spokesman for American , told CNN Friday that the airline is cooperating with the investigation , which he said was routine in landing incidents . Lunsford said the review will help determine whether the botched landings `` might be indicative of a larger issue . '' If so , he said `` the FAA communicates its findings to the air carrier and assists in the development of the appropriate corrective action . '' CNN 's Mike Ahlers and Dave Alsup contributed to this report .
FAA says it is scrutinizing American Airlines after three faulty landings in December . FAA investigating because incidents over a short period of time , says FAA spokesman . American Airlines says FAA investigation routine in landing incidents .