PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Two more small planes were forced to make emergency landings in Arizona this week, the latest in a series of emergency landings raising safety concerns across the state.
Five emergency landings have occurred in just over one month. Thankfully, no one has been seriously hurt, but aviation experts are wondering what’s to blame for the trend.
Friday night, a pilot made an emergency landing in a field in Sun Lakes. Only hours before that, engine trouble led to another emergency landing on a Tucson street.
Recent incidents
Last weekend, a small plane’s engine stalled, forcing it to land on U.S. 60. It nearly hit a pickup truck with a family of four inside…