A small plane struck two homes in Phoenix on Wednesday before crashing nose-down in a backyard, injuring the student pilot, the flight instructor and a man inside one of the homes, Phoenix fire officials said.
One wing of the Piper P-28 was torn off during the impact and came to rest on the roof of the first home the aircraft struck, according to the Phoenix Fire Department. The plane then landed beside the backyard swimming pool of the second home.
The student pilot and flight instructor sustained minor cuts and burns and were taken to a hospital, along with the occupant of one of the homes, Phoenix Fire Department Capt. Todd Keller said. “Fortunately, everyone was OK,” Keller told local television stations.
The plane was en route to the nearby Deer Valley Airport when it crashed. The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating.