Two King Airs bump into each other in Iceland.
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Two King Airs bump into each other in Iceland.
The fact that this was a mid-air collision is not clear in the thread title.
Lucky to survive...
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From the OP's original link:
According to the sources of Víkurfrétta, the planes in question landed at Keflavík Airport yesterday and did not report the incident.
It wasn't until the aircraft's service personnel saw that they were damaged that the pilots reported what had happened. The police and representatives of the Transport Accident Investigation Committee were then called.
The planes are still at Keflavík Airport, but there is no further information about the flight incident, which is said to be serious.
According to the sources of Víkurfrétta, the planes in question landed at Keflavík Airport yesterday and did not report the incident.
It wasn't until the aircraft's service personnel saw that they were damaged that the pilots reported what had happened. The police and representatives of the Transport Accident Investigation Committee were then called.
The planes are still at Keflavík Airport, but there is no further information about the flight incident, which is said to be serious.
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Well , in the Ferry world, you report to the owner first, not the authorities, if the damage is superficial , i.e not structural, and do affect safety of further flight , the owner might say do not make an official report and bring the aircraft over we'll do the repair ourselves.. An official report might ground/delay both aircraft for days or weeks .plus an expensive repair tab. Not saying this happened, here, but I know a bit how the Ferry world operates and would not be surprised if that was just another "duct tape " case.
Well , in the Ferry world, you report to the owner first, not the authorities, if the damage is superficial , i.e not structural, and do affect safety of further flight , the owner might say do not make an official report and bring the aircraft over we'll do the repair ourselves.. An official report might ground/delay both aircraft for days or weeks .plus an expensive repair tab. Not saying this happened, here, but I know a bit how the Ferry world operates and would not be surprised if that was just another "duct tape " case.
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Three of the four King Airs in this ferry operation back to the USA are registered to a company called Weather Modification LLC, based in Fargo, North Dakota. The company's website states that they provide weather radars, cloud-seeding aircraft, atmospheric research instrumentation, aircraft modification, and operational programs for the purpose of rain enhancement, snow pack augmentation, hail suppression, and fog dissipation.
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Hmm, recall seeing that one of the P-40s gracing the skies these days was formerly owned by a company called Weather Modification Inc back in the 50s/60s, wonder if it is the same outfit. Never heard of them otherwise...
