MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — A student and flight instructor veered off the runway Thursday morning during a takeoff exercise at the Murfreesboro airport.
Middle Tennessee State University officials said there were no injuries during the takeoff exercise. The university has a flight program through the Department of Aerospace.
The program teaches students aviation.
MTSU suspended flight operations until they cleared the scene.
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