A Beechcraft Bonanza and a Robinson R22 collided in midair near Rio Vista Airport on Sunday night, but both pilots managed to land the aircraft without sustaining serious injuries.
The R22 pilot, a 29-year-old commercial pilot who was working on accumulating night hours for her helicopter rating at the time, said she saw the Bonanza behind her for a brief moment before the two aircraft clipped each other. According to Wayne Prodger, the owner of the flight school that rented out the helicopter, the Bonanza hit the R22’s skids.
