What happened
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(-23) On November 15, 2002, at 1908 eastern standard time, a Mooney M10 (cadet), N9502V, and a Piper PA-32R-300 (lance), N216CL, were substantially damaged when they collided during an approach to Essex County Airport (cdw), Caldwell, new jersey. The certificated private pilot in the Mooney, and the certificated private pilot in the Piper were fatally injured. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for either flight. The personal flights were conducted under 14 CFR, part 91, the Mooney had been conducting touch-and-go landings on runway 22 at cdw. The Piper departed alexandria airport (N85), pittstown, new jersey, about 1830. At 1905, the pilot of the Piper established communication with the air traffic control tower (ATCT), and reported that he was about 7.5 miles west of the airport at 2,500 msi. The tower controller acknowledged the transmission, and instructed the pilot of the Piper to report a right downwind for runway 22. There were no further communications between the controller and the pilot of the Piper. At the time of the collision, the tower controller was in communication with six airplanes, including the two accident airplanes. The pilot of the Mooney had just completed a go-around, and was climbing and turning northwest onto a crosswind leg for runway 22. The Piper was entering the traffic pattern from the west, traveling in an easterly direction, but had not reached the downwind leg. The airplanes collided at an altitude of approximately 1,300 feet MSL.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 15, 2002, AT 1908 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A MOONEY M10 (CADET), N9502V, AND A PIPER PA-32R-300 (LANCE), N216CL, WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THEY COLLIDED DURING AN APPROACH TO ESSEX COUNTY AIRPORT (CDW), CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT IN THE MOONEY, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT IN THE PIPER WERE FATALLY INJURED. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR EITHER FLIGHT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHTS WERE CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR, PART 91, THE MOONEY HAD BEEN CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 22 AT CDW. THE PIPER DEPARTED ALEXANDRIA AIRPORT (N85), PITTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY, ABOUT 1830. AT 1905, THE PILOT OF THE PIPER ESTABLISHED COMMUNICATION WITH THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT), AND REPORTED THAT HE WAS ABOUT 7.5 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT AT 2,500 MSI. THE TOWER CONTROLLER ACKNOWLEDGED THE TRANSMISSION, AND INSTRUCTED THE PILOT OF THE PIPER TO REPORT A RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 22. THERE WERE NO FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE CONTROLLER AND THE PILOT OF THE PIPER. AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION, THE TOWER CONTROLLER WAS IN COMMUNICATION WITH SIX AIRPLANES, INCLUDING THE TWO ACCIDENT AIRPLANES. THE PILOT OF THE MOONEY HAD JUST COMPLETED A GO-AROUND, AND WAS CLIMBING AND TURNING NORTHWEST ONTO A CROSSWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 22. THE PIPER WAS ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FROM THE WEST, TRAVELING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION, BUT HAD NOT REACHED THE DOWNWIND LEG. THE AIRPLANES COLLIDED AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 1,300 FEET MSL.
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