All OK after Flying Editor's Cirrus SR22 in Midair

All OK after Flying Editor’s Cirrus SR22 in Midair

Bethany Whitfield

Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 01:31 AM ET

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** Photo courtesy of KBTX.com**

Key Takeaways:

Robert Goyer's Cirrus SR22 and a Cessna 152 were involved in a midair collision near College Station, Texas, on February 1.
The Cirrus pilot sustained minor injuries, while the flight instructor and student in the Cessna 152 were uninjured; both aircraft were significantly damaged but landed successfully.
The collision occurred at approximately 3,500 feet MSL in clear VFR conditions, with neither aircraft having made prior contact with the control tower.
The Cirrus pilot did not receive a traffic alert from his system, and it is unknown if the Cessna 152's transponder was functioning.

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Flying Editor-in-Chief Robert Goyer’s Cirrus SR22 was involved in a midair collision with a Cessna 152 on February 1 approximately 13 miles west-southwest of Easterwood Field Airport (KCLL) in College Station, Texas.

Both the flight instructor and the student flying in the 152 were uninjured, while the commercial pilot operating the Cirrus SR22, who is a friend and business associate of Goyer’s, sustained minor injuries. Goyer was not in the airplane at the time of the accident.