Small plane crash lands at Mesa’s Falcon field airport after midair collision
MESA (3TV/CBS 5) - Officials say two planes flying over Mesa collided mid-air, causing one to crash land at Falcon Field Municipal airport Friday afternoon.
A spokesperson with the Mesa Fire and Medical Department said they received initial reports of two planes declaring an emergency landing at Falcon Field after reporting they had experienced a mid-air collision around 12:45 p.m. One of the planes was an Air Force Warbird.
MFMD says three planes were flying in formation mid-air during the incident. Firefighters at the airport said one of the planes landed without incident, and a second plane did a fly-by with the landing gear stowed. However, the Warbird crash-landed towards the end of the runway. According to MFMD, the landing gear failed, and the plane broke in half behind the cockpit, causing it to crash nose-down before coming to a stop on the runway.
Two people were removed from the plane by the fire department and were treated for minor injuries. They refused to be taken to the hospital.
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Airport officials referred additional questions to the FAA. Arizona’s Family has reached out to the federal agency for further details.
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