Midair Collision near Denver, nobody hurt (Cirrus CAPS deployment + Metroliner lands)

[hongmng]

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/05/...eek-reservoir/
https://twitter.com/ThatOneRoadie/st...29817107505152
Not too much information right now. But from the photos circulating it appears the Cirrus was able to parachute down safely, and the Metroliner landed safely despite damage. Good outcome, considering no injuries reported. And good work to both crews (regardless of the cause of the collision, too early to jump to conclusions) for getting the damaged airplanes down safely.

[BoeingBobby]

Photos sent to me.

[Gabriel]

Oh wow.

And good work to both crews

And to the designers of those planes!!!

[Alex - Spot-This !]

Totally crazy !!!

[Gabriel]

AvHerald coverage:

http://avherald.com/h?article=4e74b6e5&opt=0

Surprised to see that there was only one person in the Metro. I didn't think that that plane would be approved for single-pilot ops.

[Gabriel]

Radar and ATC:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5tb2dVWJqc

[kent olsen]

Always wondered about those a/c with that parachute recovery system. This sure proves the value of that system. I believe the early metro's where limited to 12,500lbs, hence one pilot.

[3WE]

The Metroliner survival is amazing: Major chunk gone from the fuselage. AND a bit of a dent in the vertical tail.

[Gabriel]

Always wondered about those a/c with that parachute recovery system. This sure proves the value of that system.

These were the lives # 400 and 401 saved by this system. I think that the value of this concept was already very well proven and established before this mid-air.

[Evan]

It appears that the SR22 mistook the Cessna for the Metroliner when reporting being visual with the conflicting traffic. It must have impacted the fixed gear with the rear fuselage, just missing a catastrophic collision.

[3WE]

These were the lives # 400 and 401 saved by this system. I think that the value of this concept was already very well proven and established before this mid-air.

I remember In The Shade’s disdain for these systems: That they would encourage crappy airmanship . On might argue that blowing through TWO extended centerlines is crappy airmanship.

[3WE]

Some ironing that this dude didn’t like a busy, uncontrolled pattern and we have a mid air with a control tower: https://forums.jetphotos.com/forum/g...psi-to-the-ego

[kent olsen]

At one point the tower operator controlling the parallel runway, different freq from the other parallel, advised the Cirrus to not over shot final????

[3WE]

At one point the tower operator controlling the parallel runway, different freq from the other parallel, advised the Cirrus to not over shot final????

I THINK that was another aircraft and after the mid-air.

[ATLcrew]

AvHerald coverage:

http://avherald.com/h?article=4e74b6e5&opt=0

Surprised to see that there was only one person in the Metro. I didn't think that that plane would be approved for single-pilot ops.

Depends on the operation. The pilot must also have an SA-227 type without the TWO CREW ONLY limitation.