Flight school says mechanical failure forced plane to land in Piedmont field

A small training aircraft made an emergency landing in a Piedmont field after experiencing a mechanical failure Thursday morning.

The landing happened around 10:30 a.m. near Washington Avenue and Mustang Road.

Earthquake Aviation Flight School confirmed the plane had a mechanical issue that forced it down. A flight instructor and a student were on board, but neither was injured…

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