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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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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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To: monkeyshine

“Sounds like one plane tried to land on another.”

Broadside. Wing took out part of tail.


26 posted on 05/13/2021 11:51:40 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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