A plane with three people on board was damaged landing at Dundee Airport on Wednesday afternoon.
Four fire crews attended the incident, as well as at least three police vehicles, at around 12.30pm.
Three fire appliances were sent from stations in Dundee to support those based at the airport.
Police confirmed there were no injuries following the incident and all three people got out of the plane safely.
The airport was closed until 4pm and no scheduled flights were affected.
Police rush to Dundee airport incident
A spokesperson for Dundee Airport from HIAL said: “Dundee Airport’s fire service attended an incident involving a private aircraft on the runway at approximately 1pm today.
“All three persons on board disembarked safely.
“The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has been informed.
“The airport is expected to remain closed until approximately 5pm.
“No scheduled flights are affected at this stage.”
Passers-by said the plane appeared to be tilted on one side off the runway.
Peter Nowottny, who has often flown from the airport as a private pilot, said: “I was driving along the riverside when I saw all the fire engines arriving.
“It looks like a two-engine plane had landed on the runway and come off the runway.
“The plane was leaning over on one side.
“It’s a small plane, it appeared to be veered off the runway.”
Another witness said: “There were at least 12 firefighters on the runway.
“The nose of the aircraft is now face down on the tarmac. They appear to be spraying some foam on the tarmac.”
The plane was towed to safety around two hours after the incident.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 12.30pm on Wednesday, police were called after a light aircraft with three people on board, sustained damage whilst making a landing at Dundee Airport.
“No one has been injured.
“The AAIB (Air Accident Investigation Bureau) has been made aware.
“No further police action.”
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We are currently on the scene at an incident at Dundee Airport.
“We received the call from police at 12.36pm.
“We mobilised three appliances, two from Blackness and one from the Kingsway.
“The ambulance service has also been informed.”
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