Mon, May 18, 2009
Pitts Model 12 Overtakes Cessna Skyhawk
It was a tough weekend, as the
results from the Monday accident totals revealed, as they were
published a short while ago. In one of the more memorable
encounters this weekend, a Pitts Model 12 (a big bipe with limited
forward viz) overtook and clobbered a Cessna Skyhawk, early Sunday
afternoon. The collision occurred at Skagit Regional Airport in
Burlington, Washington in light winds, on a clear day, with at
least 9 mile visibility. One media report quotes a witness as
saying that the biplane landed 'on top of a larger Cessna plane and
then tumble(d) onto its top.'
Only minor injuries were reported and all four persons involved
in the accident pretty much walked away. Both aircraft were
substantially damaged. Whew....
** Report created 5/18/2009 Record 2 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 133GT Make/Model: EXP Description: PITTS MODEL
12
Date: 05/17/2009 Time: 0056
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: BURLINGTON State: WA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
N70323, A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY
ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, N133GT, A PITTS MODEL 12, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD
THE CESSSNA REPORTED MINOR INJURIES, DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT
REPORTED AS SUBSTANTIAL, SKAGIT VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT,
BURLINGTON, WA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 11 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: METAR KBVS 170050Z AUTO 31006KT 9SM CLR 20/11 A3010
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SEATTLE, WA (NM01) Entry date: 05/18/2009
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