At 0805 Central time, the two airplanes collided in-flight. Both airplanes were able to land following the collision. The Cirrus SR22 sustained substantial damage to the upper cockpit fuselage structure; its commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. The Cessna 152 sustained minor damage to the right main landing gear; the CFI and student pilot were not injured. Visual conditions prevailed.
According to the Cirrus pilot, while approaching his destination at 3500 feet msl and with the autopilot engaged, the windshield imploded from an apparent impact with an external object. He had not received any alerts from the airplane’s traffic advisory system nor did he see another aircraft before the impact. He declared an emergency with ATC and landed without further incident.
