MID-AIR!

[FLYBOYJ]

About 10 miles south of me, I've flown in the area many times! Thank god everyone is OK!

 

[Airframes]

Phew ! Lucky !

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I saw this on Aviation Safety Network. The Cirrus popped his chute. This could have been a lot worse. Thankfully it wasn't.

Was it a clear blue day?

 

[buffnut453]

Yikes! It's miraculous nobody was killed.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

I saw this on Aviation Safety Network. The Cirrus popped his chute. This could have been a lot worse. Thankfully it wasn't.

Was it a clear blue day?

Yep! A few clouds, slight haze but mainly clear. There was patchy fog in the area this morning

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yep! A few clouds, slight haze but clear

Most likely time for a mid-air.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Most likely time for a mid-air.

Edited my post - some ground fog in the area early, don't think it was a factor

 

[fubar57]

Great news on the outcome. I couldn't find a flight plan of either on the Flightradar 24 App though I have the free version and may not be entitled to it

 

[Snautzer01]

Never mind fog. All should get to a casino asap. They will not be luckier than today.

 

[Snautzer01]

New Key Lime Air slogan: Forget sleet, snow, fog or kamikaze, we will get you there in time. And we have the pictures to prove it.

I would fly with them. No questions about that. Point proven. Holy crap.

 

[Gnomey]

Lucky the Cirrus had its chute. Could have been a lot worse otherwise.

 

[SaparotRob]

Is this a situation where the Lime Air pilot did a commendable job but would be in hot water for just having been there?

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Whoever was flying that Key Lime ship has to be one hell of a pilot.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Lucky the Cirrus had its chute. Could have been a lot worse otherwise.

Back when I was working as an A&P turning wrenches, we had a Cirrus pilot declare an emergency at our airport. He said he engine troubles. We brought him into our hangar, and he began to tell us about what he was experiencing.

Afterwards I told him he could have spared himself the hassle of declaring an emergency, because there is no such thing as an emergency in a Cirrus. The plane is equipped with an emergency parachute right?

He did not see the humor in my joke...

 

[FLYBOYJ]

A few things;

From what I've heard so far, the pilot in the Key Lime aircraft didn't know he had a mid air, he did lose an engine and thought that was his only issue.

When you pull the ballistic chute on an SR20 or SR22, the fuselage is toast, IIRC I think you can salvage the wings. The seat is frangible like a helicopter seat.

 

[pbehn]

Some more info here Photos show roof ripped off cabin of cargo plane that survived mid-air collision over Colorado | Daily Mail Online

 

[cvairwerks]

Cirrus is generally rebuildable after a chute deployment. In this case, it looks like the fuselage split behind the cabin bulkhead.

 

[GrauGeist]

Jesus Wept, that could have been so much worse.
When I was taught to fly, the gang (wwii veteran pilots) hammered into my head "always keep your head on a swivel"

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Jesus Wept, that could have been so much worse.
When I was taught to fly, the gang (wwii veteran pilots) hammered into my head "always keep your head on a swivel"

Clear blue days are the most likely times for a general aviation mid-air. Too much to see and distract you.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Holy cow!