Monday, 17th November 2008 - 15:09CET
Updated: Light aircraft overshoots runway
A light aircraft overshot the runway at Malta International Airport this afternoon and ended up on the grass.
Informed sources said the incident involved a private four-seat aircraft. Emergency services were quickly on the scene. The aircraft ,a US registered Maltese-owned Socata TB20 Trinidad, was not damaged and later taxied back to the apron. However the runway was momentarily closed.
No one was injured.
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