What: plane en route from Glendale Municipal Airport
Where: Villa de Paz Elementary School near 103rd Avenue and Camelback Road, Phoenix
When: April 15, 2009 9:30 a.m. Wednesday
Who: pilot and co-pilot suffered minor injuries
Why: The pilot cut the engine, coasted across a field, hit a fence and ended up in a schoolyard behind a classroom.
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