BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (WNDU) - A small plane flipped over during an emergency landing at Southwest Michigan Regional Airport on Wednesday morning, sending two people to the hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency responders received a call about the overturned aircraft around 9:30 a.m. The pilot and lone passenger had already exited the plane when crews arrived and were taken to the hospital. Both have since been discharged.

According to airport officials, the plane began its voyage in Canada before making stops in Port Huron and Battle Creek. An aircraft malfunction after taking off from Dowagiac prompted the emergency landing in Benton Harbor.

While landing, the plane’s right wing hit the runway. Officials said this might have caused the aircraft to flip over. The plane never caught fi

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