UPDATE: One sent to hospital following Wednesday morning plane crash at Southwest Michigan Regional Airport

BERRIEN COUNTY, Ind. -- The Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety reports units responded to the Southwest Michigan Regional Airport around 9:30 a.m., Wednesday for a reported aircraft crash. 

First responders arrived to find a small single engine "bush style" plane upside down with both occupants already out of the aircraft. 

A pilot and a passenger inside the small plane were able to walk away from the incident with minor injuries. They were treated at a local hospital but were discharged soon after. 

Airport officials say the two were flying the aircraft from Canada to a different part of Canada when they started to have trouble onboard and attempted the emergency landing. 

"The right wing struck the runway and that is possible what's involved in this incident. Don't know the cause or anything like that, but that's how we came to find them flipped upside down," says Christopher Beckman, Southwest Michigan Regional Airport Director. 

Units then foamed the wings which contained fuel tanks and were damaged. The runway was closed for two hours while local emergency personnel worked to clean up. 

Once crews were able to get the aircraft off the ground, it was taken to one of the hangars at the airport for safekeeping and to keep it intact for the investigators to take a look at.   

Despite the gusty winds at the time, airplane staff say wind can't be ruled as a factor into the incident just yet, due to the ongoing investigation. 

Deputies with the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety say it was a rare case to respond to the airport. 

"We do not respond to the airport very often, I think the last time there was an incident out here was 2013-2014, but it is something we train for," says Brian Kazmierzak, Benton Harbor Deputy Director of Public Safety. " Last year, we did some training with Whirlpool Air-Ops. As a matter of fact, as part of that training, Whirlpool gave us a $10,000 grant for aircraft rescue firefighting and some of that equipment was put to use today. So, it's always nice to see when we have equipment, we train on it, we require it, but to see it be used in a successful manner." 

Authorities say while they were on scene, another aircraft experienced a minor in-flight emergency, so units remained there to ensure its safe landing. 

Both the FAA and the NTSB are leading the investigation into what caused the incident.