Mid-Air near KLMO (Longmont, CO)

Frequently it's busy airspace with all the training out of BJC, BDU, LMO, EIK, FNL, GXY, etc...
 
A very busy, congested area, to be sure. Wife just paged me out of a meeting with "You didn't go flying today, did you?"
 
I think I've seen the aircraft that ended up right next to the airport (with the female surviving pilot) before. I'm digging through photos but I think that's a nice 180.

White with yellow wingtips, tail number ending in Charlie.

No media has shown the other aircraft yet. It must be too gruesome.
 
denverpilot said:
No media has shown the other aircraft yet. It must be too gruesome.
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There was a picture of the other aircraft up briefly (correction: the picture is still up on the home page of the Denver Post). Looked like it went in pretty much vertical. Basically it showed the empennage setting on a pile of aluminum.
 
denverpilot said:
I think I've seen the aircraft that ended up right next to the airport (with the female surviving pilot) before. I'm digging through photos but I think that's a nice 180.

White with yellow wingtips, tail number ending in Charlie.

No media has shown the other aircraft yet. It must be too gruesome.
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Thank god you three have chimed in... Is there any more Colo POa'ers in the area ?

Sad deal ..:sad::sad::sad:
 
The um... iPad version hasn't caught up yet I guess...

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Video of both now up on KDVR's page. Clark's right... Straight in.

The empennage is balanced on top of a pile of burnt metal in a ditch. Ouch.

If I had to guess, I'd say Skyhawk. White with grey.
 
I didn't fly today. But I have several friends who fly out of LMO. No news either way yet.
 
Crap. There was a CFI in the second aircraft. Two confirmed fatalities now. And a much higher likelihood that one of us knew someone...
 
Very sad, my heart goes out to the surviving family members for their loss.


Lets be carefull out there. ;)
 
I am just starting out with my PPL training, and mid airs are something I never even thought could be an issue. How common are mid airs? How common are they at towered airports. Man, nothing scary in my opinion.
 
N801BH said:
TOO common...:yesnod::sad:
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My single biggest fear. Everything else I feel like I can mitigate. I was descending for landing, on FF and a Cessna popped up from under my wing. we got REAL close, as in we looked each other in the eyes and I read his N-Number close. I don't think there was any way we could have seen each other given the terrain and the high wing/low wing issue. He didn't have his transponder on and ATC couldn't see him even after I reported the traffic.
 
Clerk at Apple Store today said his dad flies for United, and they live at KEIK and know Bev.

Such a small world. Nice kid.
 
Two experienced CFI pilots collided with each other. This gives you an idea that no matter how good of a pilot you are it can still happens to you. This is why having some form of traffic alert system TAS can keep you from having this experience.

José
 
It is sad. I am surprised it does not happen more often. I am at KJKA a lot. I am always hoping for bad weather, ceilings below 1000 feet. On a pretty day it is like flys on road kill. At times I find it easier to depart VFR and get above 10,000 ASAP then pick up the clearance. They are several airports in that area with a mix of military and gobs of VFR pilots going in every direction and most talking to know one. Even though I have traffic, it seems better to just make a dash for altitude and hope for the best. It is a little scary at times. Ya'll do be careful out there.
 
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very sad RIP!

I went up to the practice area on my last flight just to do some airwork. It was a nice weekday, I got flight following from the nearby class C controller but honest to god, there were so many other planes up all I could concentrate on was avioding them. Then I got a "traffic alert, cessna xxx, traffic x o'clock x miles advise immediate turn south!":yikes:

I complied and acknowledged. Soon after, I decided to just go home since I had to get ready for work. Wasn't worth the aggrivation and didn't have the time to go somewhere else or climb another 2-3 thousand feet.

Next time, I'll just climb up higher before starting my practice because it seems like everyone likes 3000 feet around here for some reason:dunno:
 
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