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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Mesa Canal Path Near Falcon Field

Officials attribute the landing to mechanical trouble that left a home's wall, pool equipment damaged.

Overview

  • Crews responded shortly after 8:30 a.m. Monday to a canal access road near Greenfield and McKellips roads, southwest of Falcon Field Airport.
  • Mesa police said the aircraft tried to set down on the canal path after reporting mechanical issues.
  • The plane hit a residential block wall during the landing, damaging the wall and nearby pool equipment.
  • Both occupants exited the aircraft and walked to safety, with no injuries reported on the ground and no evacuations ordered.
  • City of Mesa Utilities joined fire and police because the damaged pool equipment included a gas line, and the incident remains under investigation.