Wind gust forces small plane down in West Jordan soccer field

A plane was forced down into soccer fields south of the South Valley Airport in West Jordan on Wednesday afternoon, according to West Jordan officials.

A plane was forced down into soccer fields south of the South Valley Airport in West Jordan on Wednesday afternoon, according to West Jordan officials. (West Jordan City Hall)


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WEST JORDAN — A small plane was forced down in the soccer fields to the south of the South Valley Airport on Wednesday afternoon, due to a gust of wind, according to the West Jordan Fire Department.

West Jordan officials said no one was hurt in the incident in a Facebook post.

The Federal Aviation Administration will be looking into the incident, the city said, as it does with every air-related incident.

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