Plane veers off runway amid emergency incident

The main runway at the airport has been closed to retrieve the plane

A light plane has veered off a airport runway amid an emergency incident.

Staff at Gloucestershire Airport activated their emergency plan after issues with a Piper Navajo aircraft at 14:40 BST this afternoon.

No injuries have been reported, the airport has confirmed. The main runway has been closed while the aircraft is recovered.

A spokesperson for the airport added that they were unable to provide further information but would provide updates "when appropriate". The Air Accident Investigation Branch has been notified.

The plane veered off the runway into the grass at the side

Photos from the scene show the plane which has "veered" from the runway.

Our reporter, Mark Smith, said the plane had "left the runway and went on to the grass, where its nose has sunk down".

Early evening on Tuesday there were still emergency lights at the airport, at Staverton, between Cheltenham and Gloucester.

Pete Smith, who regularly watches planes land at the airport and witnessed the incident, said the plane had circled for a short time before landing.

"Looking at it, it looks as if the nose wheel has collapsed," he said.