FRG Tower Midair Collision Radio Transmission

Tonard Bales · #1 10-25-2007, 08:08 AM

Here is the link to the actual radio transmission of the midair collision at Farmingdale,NY's Republic Airport last Sunday. As a pilot who has flown for over fifteen years from FRG I can say that this was a "typical" Sunday at this very busy GA airport. Very nice job by the controller and the two pilots involved. Everybody lived to talk about it.
http://www.avweb.com/other/FRG_MidAir_TowerAudio.mp3

kentb · #2 10-25-2007, 10:28 AM

And exciting to listen to.
Is there any followup on what happened or pictures of the planes?

Kent

jcaplins · #3 10-25-2007, 11:28 AM

goosebumps....

Did I hear a stundent pilot taxing out for first solo touch and go's after the accident?

jeff

N941WR · #4 10-25-2007, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by kentb

And exciting to listen to.
Is there any followup on what happened or pictures of the planes?

Kent

From our friends at CNN.

pierre smith · #5 10-25-2007, 11:43 AM

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At October 22, 2007 12:35 AM , New York Times said...

Two small planes collided in midair over Long Island last night but sustained only minor damage and landed safely at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, an airport spokesman said. No one was hurt.
The accident occurred shortly after 6 p.m. over Dix Hills, a few miles northeast of the airport, as the two single-engine planes were preparing to land, said the spokesman, Gary Lewi.
"They were very lucky," Mr. Lewi said. "It was more a bump than a collision."
The cause of the accident was unclear. A spokeswoman for the National Transportation Safety Board said that Federal Aviation Administration representatives went to the scene last night to begin an investigation.
Mr. Lewi said one plane, a Cessna 172, carried only its pilot; the other, a Piper Saratoga, had a pilot and passenger. Their names were not released.
One plane's wingtip and part of a landing light fell from the sky and bounced off a home under construction nearby, said Larry Feld, chief of the Dix Hills Fire Department.
The Cessna had wing and windshield damage, while the Saratoga lost 8 to 12 inches from a wing, rupturing a fuel tank, Mr. Lewi said. That tank leaked upon landing, but the spill was quickly cleaned up, he said. Republic is a state-owned general-aviation airport used by privately owned small planes, corporate jets and charter flights.

jartlip · #6 10-25-2007, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by N941WR

From our friends at CNN.

That Piper Arrow "PA" sure looks like a Saratoga to me...

kentb · #7 10-25-2007, 01:49 PM

NYT said 172, but it was a 152.

Interesting there was damage to the windshield, right wing tip and you can see buckling damage on the left wing where the strut connects. It also looks like the right aileron is almost completely gone.

The 152 driver was very luck to be able to control the plane with that kind of damage.

Kent

jmartinez443 · #8 10-25-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kentb

NYT said 172, but it was a 152.

Interesting there was damage to the windshield, right wing tip and you can see buckling damage on the left wing where the strut connects. It also looks like the right aileron is almost completely gone.

The 152 driver was very luck to be able to control the plane with that kind of damage.

Kent

From the damage it looks like a high-wing not seeing the low-wing (or vice-versa) situation.

Indeed both pilots very lucky to have gotten out of that one. Very sobering.

jmoylan · #9 10-25-2007, 02:07 PM

jeeez, and right in the middle of the emergency some idiot does not get the atis, and requests a straight in!

jmartinez443 · #10 10-25-2007, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jcaplins

goosebumps....

Did I hear a stundent pilot taxing out for first solo touch and go's after the accident?

jeff

I caught that too ... honestly, as a student pilot, I might have been that oblivious myself. The controller handled it pretty well though - just asked the guy to taxi back and he did (after the second time).