Aircraft runs off runway at Palm Springs Airport

The two occupants of an experimental aircraft escaped injury when it ran off the main runway while landing at Palm Springs Airport, an official said.

The mishap was reported at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, and it took around 45 minutes to clear the runway, said Palm Springs Airport Executive Director Thomas Nolan.

Nolan could not immediately say what caused the aircraft to run off the airnway.