By Associated Press - Monday, April 24, 2017

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) - The pilot of a single-engine airplane is uninjured after a plane tipped to its side while landing at a suburban St. Louis airport.

The incident happened Monday at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, Missouri. TV footage showed the plane sitting sideways on the runway with a wing tip on the ground.

The name of the pilot has not been released.



Airport director John Bales says the plane caught a gust of wind as the pilot was landing, causing it to tip. The pilot did not require medical attention.

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