No one killed
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I'm thinking the 'bottom' will fly again.
Zeldman
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Ya, that was the important message I was trying to get out.....
Mid air, close to the airport, each pilot reporting their position, and on final they find each other. The rear pilot states he didn't even know there was a collision until he got out of the plane.
Or MHC in a different way..??
And of course, it'll buff out.....
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I guess the other airplane stuck to his nose wasn't clue enough. Regardless of 3rd Class Medical Reform, we should still have a vision test every year or two to ensure that the pilot isn't BLIND!
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Amazing, simply amazing that a "mid air" could occur so close to the ground. Not having all of the facts, it is hard to assign blame but I am amazed that the 185 pilot did not see the 172 unless he was on a much steeper approach path. Still, wow.
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It happened EXACTLY as the FAA statistics claim. One aircrft overtaking another in the pattern , unable to see the aircraft its overtaking and poor radio communication.
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That looks painful.
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Isn't that where most midairs occur?
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Yeah I know but on short final, I would think that you would be more likely to see the traffic just ahead of you as your focus has narrowed. I would have thought that downwind and downwind to base would be the most dangerous as you have people flying different sized patterns, entering the downwind at different places, etc.
One of my closer calls came when I was on the 45 just about to turn right for a left downwind and another plane flew over the top of the airport towards me at pattern altitude.
One of my closer calls came when I was on the 45 just about to turn right for a left downwind and another plane flew over the top of the airport towards me at pattern altitude.
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I'd write him for following too close
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Student pilots come in flat with long final legs. Pro pilots come in steep with shorter finals. If a lower plane is coming from the right when the higher plane is on left base they won't see each other. That part is easy to understand. Both pilots were on frequency and reporting position according to the NTSB. That part's harder to understand.