Overview
- Two pilots on a training flight made a controlled landing on Main Street in Mesa on Tuesday after losing engine power.
- The crew declared mayday for engine issues, circled to run checklists, then glided to the westbound lane next to the canal at Gilbert Road.
- No one was hurt and the 1965 Piper Cherokee PA-28-180 showed no apparent damage, according to the operator and Mesa Fire.
- The aircraft, registered to Venture West Airline Pilot Academy at Falcon Field, was towed back to the academy’s hangar.
- The FAA filed a preliminary report and the review continues, reflecting wider scrutiny after several recent small-plane incidents in the Phoenix area.