A pilot was able to walk away after his plane flipped while landing in Manitoba over the weekend.

On May 16, 2020, at 11:00 am, Bloodvein RCMP responded to a plane crash at the Bloodvein Airport. A Piper PA-22 had landed, unexpectedly veered left and flipped over near the edge of the runway.

The 45-year-old male pilot, from St. Theresa Point, was uninjured. There were no other passengers on board.

The runway was temporarily shut down while RCMP held the scene, but has since been reopened. The Transportation Safety Board has been notified.

Bloodvein is approximately 200 kilometres north of Winnipeg.