Plane goes down near Mesa's Falcon Field

MESA, Ariz. - No one was hurt when a small plane went down on Monday near Falcon Field in Mesa.

What we know:

The incident happened on Nov. 17 in a residential area near McClellan Circle and Ogden Road.

The Mesa Fire and Medical Department says the plane landed next to a canal and struck a block wall, damaging the wall and a resident's pool equipment. 

"The pool equipment did have a gas line and City of Mesa utilities responded to the scene," firefighters said.

Two people who were on board the plane were not hurt. No one on the ground was injured. No homes in the area were evacuated.

Dig deeper:

We have confirmed that the incident involved a training flight with the CAE Phoenix Aviation Academy.

The plane in question is reportedly a 2013 Piper PA-28, which is a single-engine plane.

According to Federal Aviation Administration officials, the pilot reported engine problems moments before impact.

What we don't know:

The pilot and passenger of the plane have not been identified.

Local perspective:

The damage to a block wall and a home's pool equipment, as mentioned earlier, was reportedly caused by a wing that was torn off the plane.

Some of the people who live in the area said they are worried with the growing number of training flights out of Falcon Field.

"Walls can be fixed, pool equipment can be replaced, but people can't, and that's a concern that we have that the next time, you know, it could be in somebody's house," said Wendy Wise, who has lived in the area for decades.

Wise, who lives a few houses down from the crash scene, said this is not the first time planes have made emergency landings in the canal area.

"There is a flight school that does touch-and-go's out of Falcon Field on a daily basis. There are hundreds of planes that are in the air over our area. They're constantly there. It's concerning. That's just a lot of inexperienced pilots flying over homes," Wise said. "I take that risk that I live next door to an airport, but when you put that many planes in the air, constantly touching and going on a daily basis, at some point, you're going to have somebody that's inexperienced that's going to end up either in somebody's house or on the canal, or on a major street."

The other side:

We asked officials with Falcon Field how many training flights take off and land at the airport, and whether any restrictions are in place.

Officials with that airport have yet to respond.

What's next:

"The FAA has been notified and will conduct a full investigation," CAE said in a statement.

Map of Falcon Field