What happened
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(-23) On Saturday, 20 dec 2003, a Cessna caravan, N9639F and a Cessna 172, N5412D experienced a midair collision on final approach to runway 36 at Homestead general airport, X51. No injuries were reported. Each aircraft landed immediately after the collision, with minor damage. The Cessna caravan landed on the runway and the Cessna 172 landed in the grass, adjacent to the runway on the west side. The Cessna caravan is operated by skydive miami, and based at the Homestead general airport. The pilot had completed skydivers away, and was descending in a circular pattern back to the airport. The Cessna 172 was rented from dean international at tamiami airport (tmb) by the local civil air patrol. The civil air patrol was conducting cadet orientation flights from tmb to X51, for the 100 years of flight. The Cessna caravan was above the CE-172. The caravans left main tire was struck by the Cessna 172'S propeller, on approach at approximately 150 feet.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SATURDAY, 20 DEC 2003, A CESSNA CARAVAN, N9639F AND A CESSNA 172, N5412D EXPERIENCED A MIDAIR COLLISION ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT, X51. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. EACH AIRCRAFT LANDED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COLLISION, WITH MINOR DAMAGE. THE CESSNA CARAVAN LANDED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE CESSNA 172 LANDED IN THE GRASS, ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY ON THE WEST SIDE. THE CESSNA CARAVAN IS OPERATED BY SKYDIVE MIAMI, AND BASED AT THE HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED SKYDIVERS AWAY, AND WAS DESCENDING IN A CIRCULAR PATTERN BACK TO THE AIRPORT. THE CESSNA 172 WAS RENTED FROM DEAN INTERNATIONAL AT TAMIAMI AIRPORT (TMB) BY THE LOCAL CIVIL AIR PATROL. THE CIVIL AIR PATROL WAS CONDUCTING CADET ORIENTATION FLIGHTS FROM TMB TO X51, FOR THE 100 YEARS OF FLIGHT. THE CESSNA CARAVAN WAS ABOVE THE CE-172. THE CARAVANS LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS STRUCK BY THE CESSNA 172'S PROPELLER, ON APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET.
Other aircraft in the event · 1
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