Authorities investigate after plane overshoots runway at Thermal airport

Authorities are investigating after a small airplane overshot the runway at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal Monday afternoon. Nobody was injured but emergency crews are on scene working to determine what happened.

The single-engine plane overshot the runway at 2:18 p.m. The runway was temporarily shut down but no flights were effected by the incident.

The airplane is a Piper PA-46, which departed from Tucson, Arizona. The single-engine plane veered off the right side of the runway after touching down and tipped up on its nose, according to Ian Gregor of the Federal Aviation Administration.

KESQ and CBS Local 2’s Joe Galli confirmed that only the pilot was aboard the small airplane when the incident occurred. Aviation experts at the scene said it could have been a malfunction with the landing gear, based off skid marks left on the runway as the pilot landed.

Wind is also being looked into as a possible factor for the plane overshooting the runway.

KESQ and CBS Local 2 will deliver updates as the investigation continues. working to get more information from authorities. We’ll deliver updates as soon as they’re available.

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