FORT ATKINSON, Wis. (WFRV) - Firefighters were called to a southern Wisconsin airport on Tuesday after high winds caused a plane to veer off the runway. According to a release from the City of Fort Atkinson, first responders with the local fire department were called to a reported aircraft incide nt at the Fort Atkinson Municipal Airport on Highway K around 5 p.m. on March 25. When crews with the Fort Atkinson Fire Department arrived, they saw a single-engine private aircraft off the runway at the south end of the airport. Fire on Appleton’s Superior Street brought under control, $75K in damages An investigation determined that while the plane was attempting to land, wind conditions caused the aircraft, a Cirrus SR20, to veer off the runway into a grass area west of the landing strip. The plane was able to stay upright and sustained only minor damage to the front tire cover. The pilot was uninjured. ...read more read less