(Red Oak, Iowa) – The pilot of a single-engine, fixed-wing aircraft complained of minor injuries, after the plane slid off the runway at the Red Oak Municipal Airport, Friday afternoon. According to Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman, the Montgomery County Communications Center received a call at around 12:19-p.m. from the Red Oak Airport, reporting a small aircraft had slid off the runway while attempting to land.

Red Oak Fire and the Montgomery County EMA responded to the scene to verify the situation, and determine no injuries or hazards existed. The single occupant of the plane did not require transport to the hospital. Extensive damage was noted to the landing gear and engine propeller of the aircraft.

The aircraft involved is a Weitzel-Laury Varieze, fixed wing single engine plane owned and operated by a subject from Council Bluffs, IA. The incident is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).