Pilot Escapes Injury after Plane Flips Over at Newport State Airport

A small plane flipped over at Newport State Airport in Middletown Saturday morning after it ran off the end of the runway upon landing.

The pilot was not harmed and was able to get out of the damaged plane safely, according to the Rhode Island State Police.

Middletown Firefighters said that the plan suffered damage to its wings, propeller and landing gear.

The plane reportedly went off the side of the runway and its nose dug into the ground, causing it to flip over.

The incident occurred around 11:45 a.m.

Officials from the Rhode Island Airport corporation responded to investigate the cause of the crash.

No fuel was spilled as a result of the crash. The Fire Department was on scene for about two hours as the plane was flipped back over and towed away.

The Transportation Safety Administration also responded to the incident, the state police said.