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:

A midair collision occurred on February 1 near College Station, Texas, involving a Cirrus SR22 and a Cessna 152.
The commercial pilot of the SR22 (who was not Robert Goyer) sustained minor injuries, while the flight instructor and student in the Cessna 152 were uninjured.
Both aircraft, despite significant damage to the SR22's cockpit and the 152 losing its right landing gear, were successfully landed by their respective pilots.
The collision happened in clear VFR conditions, and neither aircraft had contacted the control tower prior to the accident.

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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.