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WEST JORDAN — A 42-year-old pilot avoided injuries after his plane went down near the West Jordan Soccer Complex on Tuesday morning.
The man, who is from Lehi, was doing touch-and-go maneuvers in a 1968 single-engine Piper aircraft at South Valley Regional Airport, according to West Jordan police officer Scott List. The pilot came in high on one of the landings and decided to abort the landing, according to List.
As he pulled up, the plane’s engine died and he fell about 100 feet, landing on the north side of New Bingham Highway near 4000 West, according to List. The plane spun around and ended up on the south side of the highway, List said.
The pilot walked away with no injuries, List said. He was not the owner of the plane, but the plane’s owner was on the scene as of 11:20 a.m., List added.
There were no road closures in the area as of 11:45 a.m., according to West Jordan police dispatchers.
