Small plane runs off end of landing strip at John Wayne Airport

Dec. 22, 2015 10:32 AM PT

A small plane overran a runway while landing at John Wayne Airport on Monday evening and ended up off the end of the strip, according to an airport official.

The Piper Archer set down around 6:20 p.m., airport spokeswoman Rachel Gibson said.

“There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries,” Gibson said.

The plane was towed to a parking place and airport operations continued without flight delays, according to Gibson.

Jeremiah Dobruck

Jeremiah Dobruck was a public safety reporter for the Daily Pilot. He first came to the Pilot as an editorial intern in 2009. After a handful of other media-related jobs, he was hired full-time at the Pilot as a copy editor in 2012. He holds a bachelor’s in journalism from Cal State Fullerton. He left the Daily Pilot in 2016.