Mid-Air Collision Kills Three

[meyer336]

It had just appeared on the local news that three people were killed after a mid-air collision near Cinc., Ohio. The two aircraft, a Cessna 172 and a Beechcraft Bonanza, were both believed to be on a VFR flight plan. Both occupants of the 172 and the single occupant of the Bonanza were fatally injured. No one was injured or killed on the ground. The link to the local news story is below. Let our thoughts and prayers be with them, their families, and friends.


Roger


http://www.wbns10tv.com/?sec=&story=...514741634.html

[cecyt1300]

I heard about this on the way to work Friday night.

Thoughts and prayers definitely with the families.

[DeltaASA16]

Instructing in the practice area's around Daytona Beach, I'm very worried about getting into a midair. My eyes are always glued to the windows during every phase of flight looking for traffic. I've only been teaching in the practice area for 2 months now, and i've already had 3-4 close calls.

Keep your eyes outside the cockpit! Learn to fly your airplane by the feel and sound... so you can keep your eyes out of the house!

-Adam

[Pépé le Pilot]

I have taught in Daytona for about 2 years, and clearing turns are absolutely vitals when flying. Actually as a CFI you should keep all eyes opened (not easy sometimes), especially around Ormond Beach, Flagler and Deland. I've had a dozen close calls, so close it got me shaking for a while.

[Flyboy 4]

My FBO is close to a larger school so both schools monitor each others frequencies during training maneuvers. However most times (no exaggeration) we here them call their training flight area and intentions after we have spotted them well into their maneuvers or just after we announce our flight area and intentions.

My favorite was when just after leaving our traffic pattern area one of their planes past over us with in 300 feet and then they announced a false location and altitude realizing that they just screwed up by flying too low and too close to our TPA.

Recently though a private pilot came in on final about 200ft under me during my upwind leg. My Instructor and I both herd him call out final for the opposite runway numbers which happens sometimes and they actually mean the correct runway that is in use at the time. Unfortunately we are pretty sure he knew what he was doing, he just did not want to enter on the 45 as he had a straight in shot from where he entered the Valley. It has been reported that he has done this several times. Problem was that there was two other aircraft in the pattern all scrambling to spot him and trying to figure if he just called the wrong numbers or actually landing in the opposite direction as everyone else.

We both spotted him about the same time and my instructor made a quick radio call out for everybody else and we took and early cross wind even though we already passed each other. Good news is I learning a lot and keeping my eyes up for scanning.

[Tim]

Originally Posted by Pépé le Pilot

I have taught in Daytona for about 2 years, and clearing turns are absolutely vitals when flying. Actually as a CFI you should keep all eyes opened (not easy sometimes), especially around Ormond Beach, Flagler and Deland. I've had a dozen close calls, so close it got me shaking for a while.

Deland especially with when they are skydiving. Out over Lake Apopka area use to be rather busy.