Federal Aviation Administration officials say a small aircraft carrying two people flipped "several times" off a runway at the Fayetteville Regional Airport Friday evening.
After the aircraft flipped it came to rest upright on the grass near the airport's primary runway.
Airport assistant director Tony Coleman told NBC-17 the two passengers escaped serious injury when the crash happened about 5:30 Friday evening.
The Mooney M-20TN aircraft was piloted by Dr. Nitin Desai and according to airport officials was attempting to land when the accident occurred.
Both Dr. Desai and his wife were injured in the crash and Cumberland County dispatchers say both were taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center with what dispatchers described as “minor injuries.”
Dr. Desai is reported by a hospital spokeswoman to be in good condition still undergoing treatment for his injuries.
Hospital officials were not able to provide a condition report on his wife who was also being treated.
The crash threw debris across the airport’s main runway which officials told NBC-17 was shut down for about 40 minutes until it was cleared.
That shutdown caused two commercial flights to be delayed until that runway was re-opened.
The plane is registered to Tenn Realty LLC., which is registered to Rita Nitin Desai of Fayetteville.
The FAA will be conducting the investigation into the accident.
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