NEW YORK — Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence’s campaign plane slid off a runway during a rainstorm at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Thursday, tearing up two tracks of concrete before coming to rest on a patch of grass.

Pence told reporters that no one was injured.

Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence walks down the steps of his campaign plane at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Thursday after it slid off the runway while landing. TV Network Pool via AP

Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence talks with firefighters at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Thursday night after his campaign plane slide off the runway while landing. TV Network Pool via AP

“We can see mud on the front windows,” a calm Pence said in the press cabin about a minute after the plane came to rest. He said he felt fine.

Later, the Indiana governor tweeted: “So thankful everyone on our plane is safe. Grateful for our first responders & the concern & prayers of so many. Back on the trail tomorrow!”

In Geneva, Ohio, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told his supporters that Pence had come “pretty close to grave, grave danger.” But, he added: “I just spoke to Mike Pence and he’s fine. Everybody’s fine.”

After a bumpy approach, the Boeing 737 Eastern Airlines charter landed roughly, making first contact with the runway concrete. The pilot slammed on the brakes and passengers smelled burning rubber.

The crew and roughly 40 passengers, including Pence, were evacuated through the back of the plane.

The Port Authority shut down the runway after the incident, but later reopened it. In a prepared statement, the agency confirmed that the plane had “overshot” the runway, there were no injuries and there was no fire.

Pence spokesman Marc Lotter said Pence spoke with Trump shortly after the landing. The vice presidential candidate also called into the $1 million fundraiser he had been expected to attend but missed because of the incident, Lotter said.

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