One person is injured after a small plane flipped while landing at the Southwest Michigan Regional Airport on Wednesday.

Airport Director Christopher Beckman tells us the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m.

“ The pilot is safe and sound,” Beckman said. “ He’s getting checked out with the local authorities. They all responded very quickly and did great, and I appreciate them and their efforts. It just came in with high winds, and it was just too much for the plane, and it just flipped it over. So it just ended up upside down on the runway.”

Beckman said the Canadian plane wasn’t scheduled to land there. The Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety, the Benton

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