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2 planes collide above Denver and land with no one injured
https://www.khon2.com ^ | Posted: May 13, 2021 / 05:38 AM HST / Updated: May 13, 2021 / 07:17 AM HST | PATTY NIEBERG

Posted on 05/13/2021 10:33:23 AM PDT by Red Badger

Edited on 05/13/2021 10:49:22 AM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]

This image from CBS Denver shows a Key Lime Air Metroliner that landed safely at Centennial Airport after a mid-air collision near Denver on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Federal officials say two airplanes collided but that there are no injuries. The collision between a twin-engine Fairchild Metroliner and a single-engine Cirrus SR22 happened as both planes were landing, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Key Lime Air, which owns the Metroliner, says its aircraft sustained substantial damage to the tail section but that the pilot was able to land safely.


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: aircraft; aviation; collision; denver
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1 posted on 05/13/2021 10:33:23 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

Gee, did Blucifer hit one of the planes with his laser eyes? (or some other weird conspiracy theory surrounding DEN)


2 posted on 05/13/2021 10:36:05 AM PDT by Kriggerel ("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
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To: Red Badger

This looks like an ACTUAL “near miss”.

Usually they call it a “near miss” when they totally miss each other and merely come close.
If they totally collide and disappear in a ball of flame, I guess that’s a “hit”.

Two planes with some damage that both land safely? That’s what a “near miss” really looks like.


3 posted on 05/13/2021 10:36:23 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: Red Badger

Wow, lucky that plane wasn’t full of passengers.


4 posted on 05/13/2021 10:37:37 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Wo)
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To: Red Badger

This is my home field and involved a few friends of mine. How this happened with the skill level of the pilots is a mystery.


5 posted on 05/13/2021 10:42:19 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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To: CodeToad

Guardian angels....................


6 posted on 05/13/2021 10:45:15 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
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To: CodeToad

The Key Lime plane looks a little chancy.


7 posted on 05/13/2021 10:45:31 AM PDT by I-ambush (From the brightest star comes the blackest hole; you had so much to offer, did you offer your soul?)
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To: Red Badger

Cirrus SR22
The Cirrus SR22 is a single-engine four- or five-seat composite aircraft built from 2001 by Cirrus Aircraft of Duluth, Minnesota. It is a development of the Cirrus SR20, with a larger wing, higher fuel capacity, and a more powerful, 310-horsepower engine


I find it surprising the pilot of the Cirrus SR22 was wearing a parachute.

At first I thought a Cirrus SR22 would be an ultra-light.


8 posted on 05/13/2021 10:54:13 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
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He wasn’t. The PLANE WAS.....................


9 posted on 05/13/2021 10:56:22 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
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To: ClearCase_guy

“This looks like an ACTUAL “near miss”.”

This was a collision, not a miss.


10 posted on 05/13/2021 10:59:07 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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“I find it surprising the pilot of the Cirrus SR22 was wearing a parachute.”

Where did you see the pilot was wearing a chute?


11 posted on 05/13/2021 11:00:52 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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12 posted on 05/13/2021 11:09:30 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (Thread spamming is a denial of service attack.)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
The airplane had a parachute.

Simply Easy Learning
13 posted on 05/13/2021 11:21:13 AM PDT by Little Ray (Corporations don't pay taxes. They collect them.)
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To: CodeToad

Got any details? Sounds like one plane tried to land on another. Can’t really see much out an airplane cockpit window and especially not what’s directly beneath you.


14 posted on 05/13/2021 11:21:44 AM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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There are actually parachutes attached to planes these days. Small planes. Not jumbo jets. As an option. Especially sport planes.


15 posted on 05/13/2021 11:22:55 AM PDT by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: I-ambush

It was such a nice day the pilot decided to put the top down.


16 posted on 05/13/2021 11:26:11 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Where words can mean anything they can also mean nothing.)
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To: TexasGator

A miss is a miss.
A “near miss” is a collision. But the media fails to use the term that way. They say a “near miss” is a “miss”.

This thing was a collision. Which is a “near miss” in that they almost missed, but didn’t miss at all.


17 posted on 05/13/2021 11:26:15 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("I see you did something -- why you so racist?")
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To: monkeyshine

Parallel runways, the Metroliner was landing on 17L and the Cirrus was landing on 17R. It appears the Cirrus turned final and struck the Metroliner. May have lined up on the wrong runway.
Both are lucky to have survived. Pictures of the Metroliner show the fuselage damage close to the tail of the aircraft and damage to the Cirrus fuselage is just aft of the ballistic parachute.

Both VERY lucky.


19 posted on 05/13/2021 11:28:24 AM PDT by offduty (Joe Biden, Commander in Thief)
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To: monkeyshine

No, and I wouldn’t comment as that could place people in a bad situation.


20 posted on 05/13/2021 11:32:29 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm up! They Have!)
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