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Aviation Forum / General / Homebuilt / February 2010midair: SR-20 vs Piper Pawnee & Lockheed glider
Midair over north Boulder, CO today with three confirmed fatalities so far. A Piper Pawnee towing what I believe is a Lockheed glider was struck by a Cirrus SR-20 northwest of the Boulder County airport. The glider was able to release and return safely to the gliderport. The SR-20 appears to have lost its right wing and gone down in flames and heavy smoke on the BRS. I haven't seen anything of the Piper in the local news reports. There is video of the SR-20 on 'chute here:http:// www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=132284&catid=339. Harry Frey > ...what I believe is a Lockheed glider... WTF? > WTF? To expand on that, we do know that at least one of the SGS 2-32 gliders used in Lockheed's Q-star program under Stan Hall was returned to its original configuration and went into service in Colorado. But I don't think that makes it a "Lockheed Glider." Thanks, Bob K. > > WTF? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks, Bob K. Correct. The glider was a Vietnam veteran Q-Star which was then returned to it's original Schweizer 2-32 specs and the original airworthiness certificate by the late Bruce Miller. It's a really nice glider with an interesting history - I have a fair number of flights in it. Nice bit of flying on the part of the 2-32 pilot. The collision is a really sad story with 'at least 3' and 'up to 5' dead according to local TV news. I haven't heard anything about the Pawnee either. > > > WTF? > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > dead according to local TV news. I haven't heard anything about the > Pawnee either. A bit OT. Back in the early 90s when I was handling county dispatch a navy A6 midaired with a crop duster near Colfax, Wa. (Actually nearer to Diamond but that is just a railroad siding). A6 crew ejected, crop duster crashed. Amazing part was everybody survived although the crop duster was well broken up and took a lot of rehab. Harry K CORRECTION: NOT a Lockheed glider. Although that's what I was told it was by one of the locals on the ramp about 3 years ago. Aparantly someone was FOS. It was a Schweizer 2-32. Not that it matters. The collision was between the SR-20 and either the tow-line or the Piper itself. Two fatal in the Cirrus, one in the Piper. Harry F. |
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