What happened
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Collided mid air with N1202S over runway. (.4)on August 7, 1997, about 1248 atlantic standard time, two britten-norman BN-2 airplanes, collided in flight, over the landing threshold of runway 08, at the Diego Jimenez airport, Fajardo, puerto rico (PR). Both airplanes were conducting a visual approach at the uncontrolled airport. The pilot of N1202S, was executing a non-standard right traffic pattern approach to landing, while the pilot of N26JA was executing a standard left traffic pattern approach to landing. The airplanes collided over the approach threshold of runway 08, about 100 feet AGL. Passengers on N26JA, stated that the other airplane was coming from the right much lower then their airplane and disappeared under them. The next time they saw the other airplane they were colliding into its tail section. Examination of both airplanes revealed no mechanical discrepancies. (-23) see narrative #ATL97FA113A.
As the FAA filed it
COLLIDED MID AIR WITH N1202S OVER RUNWAY. (.4)ON AUGUST 7, 1997, ABOUT 1248 ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME, TWO BRITTEN-NORMAN BN-2 AIRPLANES, COLLIDED IN FLIGHT, OVER THE LANDING THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 08, AT THE DIEGO JIMENEZ AIRPORT, FAJARDO, PUERTO RICO (PR). BOTH AIRPLANES WERE CONDUCTING A VISUAL APPROACH AT THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. THE PILOT OF N1202S, WAS EXECUTING A NON-STANDARD RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN APPROACH TO LANDING, WHILE THE PILOT OF N26JA WAS EXECUTING A STANDARD LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN APPROACH TO LANDING. THE AIRPLANES COLLIDED OVER THE APPROACH THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 08, ABOUT 100 FEET AGL. PASSENGERS ON N26JA, STATED THAT THE OTHER AIRPLANE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT MUCH LOWER THEN THEIR AIRPLANE AND DISAPPEARED UNDER THEM. THE NEXT TIME THEY SAW THE OTHER AIRPLANE THEY WERE COLLIDING INTO ITS TAIL SECTION. EXAMINATION OF BOTH AIRPLANES REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #ATL97FA113A.
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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