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Mid Air Collision At Centennial

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bhmbaglock 13 May 21, 02:26Post
A Metroliner and a Cirrus had a bit of collision. Cirrus landed with parachute, all are OK but the investigation on this one should be interesting.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/12/us/colorado-planes-collide-trnd/index.html
Lucas (netAirspace ATC & Founding Member) 13 May 21, 02:44Post
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mhodgson (ATC & Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 13 May 21, 11:57Post


Quite how the Key Lime pilot managed to stay so calm I don't know - a lot in the video comments saying he had no idea what had happened, but I think even with the finest of noise cancelling headsets you'd notice the tearing of metal and a sudden draught from the rear.
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DXing 13 May 21, 12:13Post
The initial reports said he thought he had lost his right engine and was going to land one way or the other at the airport. Also that he didn't realize the extent of the damage till he got out of the plane. Probably a good thing he didn't.

The aircraft reminds me of some of the pictures of damaged B-17 bombers from WWII.

How the frame didn't crack says something to the construction and maintenance of the aircraft given it is 40+ years old.

Although the parachute works, still looks like a pretty hard landing. But it beats the alternative of no power or control. The aircraft looked remarkably intact before it hit the ground. Not so much once loaded on the flatbed for the trip to the airport. Question, when you pull the handle for the parachute to deploy, does that shut off the fuel supply automatically or do you still have to go through a shutdown sequence?

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Mark 13 May 21, 13:29Post
That is one cool pilot.
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ShyFlyer (Founding Member) 13 May 21, 14:45Post
DXing wrote:Question, when you pull the handle for the parachute to deploy, does that shut off the fuel supply automatically or do you still have to go through a shutdown sequence?


Apparently, you do. Though shutting down a piston engine isn't all that complicated.

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https://cirrusaircraft.com/wp-content/u ... _Guide.pdf
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GQfluffy (Database Editor & Founding Member) 13 May 21, 17:40Post
Metros are ugly SOBs...but I loved working them back in the GQ days...

Our MX guys loved them, too. Much moreso than their replacements 1900Ds.

EDIT: And aye...that Key Lime pilot....cool as the other side of the pillow. Kept flying the aircraft...probably turned his shoulder after coming to a hault... "Huh...that's a thing."
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ShyFlyer (Founding Member) 24 May 21, 23:39Post
Preliminary report is out. As such, no new info nor any determinations of cause, just the basic facts. It does have a handy graphic of the ADS-B plot of both aircraft.

https://kdvr.com/wp-content/uploads/sit ... _37-PM.pdf

https://kdvr.com/news/local/ntsb-releas ... -colorado/
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bhmbaglock 25 May 21, 16:56Post
Seems pretty clear the Cirrus screwed things royally. Sloppy turn from base to final going wide of the approach path to the parallel runway. Hell, even if he thought he was going for 17L he went pretty far wide.
GQfluffy (Database Editor & Founding Member) 25 May 21, 17:30Post
ATC didn't really....help things either.
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