Hey guys, I haven't been on here in a while...been busy with school and wondering if anyone heard anything about the plane crash in the Cincinnati area....I was wondering the details....some people are telling me it was a plane and a helicopter, but then I'm also hearing that it was two planes...also, I'm kinda curious what everyone thinks happened in that instance...

 

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...11.wpcrash0511

 

I read this a little earlier.

SHARONVILLE, Ohio - Two small aircraft collided Friday over suburban Cincinnati, raining debris onto roads and backyards and killing three people on board, federal investigators said.
The accident evidently involved two airplanes, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a recorded message. The agency initially said one of the aircraft might have been a helicopter.
Witnesses gave conflicting accounts of the types of aircraft involved.
The FAA had no information about the pilots' flight plans or why the aircraft were so close together. The pilots were responsible for maintaining a safe distance on a clear, sunny afternoon. Blue Ash Airport, a runway used by small planes, is several miles away.
The planes' pilots were not required to file flight plans and apparently were not in contact with air traffic controllers, the FAA said.
No injuries were reported on the ground. The collision occurred over a residential area with several well-traveled highways that were closed temporarily while investigators looked for debris.

 

It sounds like two aircraft ran into each other...

 

Haha very funny ....I meant what may have caused the two to collide considering that doesn't happen very often with pilots who know what they're doing lol....

 

I saw a new report last night and it looked like a Cessna and a Bonanza got together. Of course the media was asking every stupid question they could think of. FWIW

 

So what's your definition of pilots "knowing what they're doing?" Have you ever flown in a buisy traffic environment? If your answer is yes, you would understand a collision flying VFR could happen very easily. If you have flown in a heavy traffic environment, you would understand that near mid air collisions happen on a daily basis. The FAA says your supposed to spend 90% of your time looking outside the cockpit. Do you spend 90% of your time looking outside? If you did you would never pass a check ride because you would never know what your heading or altitude was. Don't think that you are above anybody because you have not had an accident, consider yourself lucky.

 

Very true. Any of you that are familiar with the DFW area; there are municipal airports that litter the entire region. Get up on a nice weekend between 2500 and 5000 and you will know congestion. I'm guessing this is the case with most metropolitan areas. You will menuever for traffic no doubt about it.