Originally Posted by Roundsounds
The only thing that seems to be missing was an effective lookout. A lookout completes the “Alerted see and avoid” traffic avoidance method. There’s way too much reliance on ATC and technology, a proper lookout scan and Situational Awareness (mental picture of surrounding traffic) will prevent these types of accident.
Sounds good in theory.
Originally Posted by Koran
The controller then cleared the Cirrus to land and pointed out the Metroliner as additional traffic going on approach to the parallel and the Cirrus pilot reported it in sight.
Clearly, he did not have the metroliner in sight because he ran into him. "Traffic in sight" appears to be in reference to the Cessna he was following. Now if he had said "Cessna in sight" then ATC would have taken further action.
Originally Posted by bcflyer
The Cirrus pilot overshoots the centreline of both runways
The runways are only 200m apart. I would have thought an overshoot of that magnitude at a couple of miles out for a lighty would not be unexpected.