KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Officials at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport in Kansas City, Missouri, worked early Tuesday afternoon to free a plane that became stuck in the mud after landing, forcing the brief closure of one of the airport's runways.
Emergency crews were called around 12:30 p.m. to the downtown airport on reports that a single-engine Piper Meridian aircraft became stuck in the mud in a field off the runway following landing.
A Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department spokesperson said the plane became stuck in the mud while attempting to taxi back to the airport after landing.
The spokesperson said no one was injured in the incident the plane suffered only minor damages.
Inbound flights were put in a brief holding pattern while crews worked to clear the plane.
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